dician

== Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *dīkōn, from *dīk, from Proto-Germanic *dīkaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdiː.ki.ɑn/ Rhymes: -iː.ki.ɑn === Verb === dīcian to bank or mound earth; build a dike to dig a ditch ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== bedīcian *dīcgian dīcung ġedīcian ==== Related terms ==== dīc *dīċan ġedīċan ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: dyken, dychen (dychen from Old English *dīċan and/or influenced by dich, dych (“ditch”, noun)) English: dike, ditch Scots: dike, dyke, dich, dych >? Middle English: diggen (< *dīcgian) English: dig Scots: dig