liccian
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *likkōn. Cognate with Old Frisian *likkia, Old Saxon likkon, Old High German lecchōn.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈlik.ki.ɑn/
Verb
liccian
- to lick
Conjugation
Conjugation of liccian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | liccian | liccienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | licciġe | liccode |
| second person singular | liccast | liccodest |
| third person singular | liccaþ | liccode |
| plural | licciaþ | liccodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | licciġe | liccode |
| plural | licciġen | liccoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | licca | |
| plural | licciaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| licciende | (ġe)liccod | |
Descendants
- Middle English: likken, licke, liken
- English: lick
- Scots: lik
- Yola: lick
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “liccian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.