Sicced
/sɪkt/noun
Simple past tense and past participle of sic, meaning to urge or incite someone or something to attack or pursue.
Did you know?Sic is historically tied to the idea of urging a dog on, and its modern spelling with double c is just a regular English past-tense ending—not a secret occult form.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
sīcan
“to seek or go after”
Middle English
ME
siken / sikken
“to seek, pursue; later to set on or urge”
17th Century
English
sic
“to incite or set on, especially a dog”
Modern English
English
sicced
“urged on or set upon someone or something”