leccan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *lakjaną (“to water, wet, irrigate”), causative of Proto-Germanic *lekaną (“to leak, drain”), from Proto-Indo-European *leg- (“to leak”). Cognate with Old High German lecchen, lehhan (“to drain, become dry”), German lechzen (“to be parched, thirst for, long for”), German lecken (“to leak”), Dutch lekken (“to leak”), Old Norse leka (“to leak, drip”), Old English lacu (“pond, stream, lake”). More at lake.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlet.t͡ʃɑn/
Verb
leċċan
- to water, irrigate; wet, moisten
- to slake
Conjugation
Conjugation of leċċan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | leċċan | tō leċċenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | leċċe | lehte |
| 2nd-person singular | leċest | lehtest |
| 3rd-person singular | leċeþ | lehte |
| plural | leċċaþ | lehton |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | leċċe | lehte |
| plural | leċċen | lehten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | leċe | |
| plural | leċċaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| leċċende | (ġe)leht | |
Derived terms
- ġeondleċċan
Descendants
- Middle English: *lecchen, *lechen
- English: leach