miclian

Part of speech: verb

Verb type: weak verb (2)

1. to grow, increase; to enlarge; 2. to multiply, to increase quantitatively; 3. transf to extol, praise, glorify (also myclian, micelian, micclian)

Etymology

[← micel a; Goth mikiljan; O Sax mikillian; OHG mihilōn; Icel mikla]

Paradigm

4.2.2. - 2nd class weak verbs

The second class of the weak verbs is marked by the presence of the Prot-Germ suffix *-ō-, preserved in the Anglo-Saxon in the form of short vowel -o- of the past tense suffix: macode (made); lufode (loved), etc.

II class	infinitive	past tense singular
to look (at); to see	lócian, lóciȝan	lócode
to love	lufian	lufode

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