cyssan

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kussijan, from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną (“to kiss”). Cognate with Old Frisian kessa, Old Saxon kussian, Old Dutch *kussen, Old High German kussen, Old Norse kyssa. Gothic 𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 (kukjan) ← Proto-Germanic *kukjaną may be somehow related, though it differs from the expected cognate *kussjan.

Pronunciation

Verb

cyssan

  1. to kiss
    • 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 30‎:
      Ful oft mec ġesīþas sendað æfter hondum, þæt mec weras ond wīf wlonce cyssað.
      Very oft companions send me from hand to hand so that proud men and women kiss me.

Conjugation

Conjugation of cyssan (weak class 1)
infinitive cyssan cyssenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular cysse cyste
second person singular cyssest, cyst cystest
third person singular cysseþ, cyst cyste
plural cyssaþ cyston
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular cysse cyste
plural cyssen cysten
imperative
singular cyss
plural cyssaþ
participle present past
cyssende (ġe)cyssed

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Descendants

  • Middle English: kissen, kussen, kessen
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