lician
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *līkēn, from Proto-Germanic *līkāną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈliː.ki.ɑn/
Verb
līcian
- to like (impersonal, with dative subject)
- Is þæt for þon þe ūs eallum þū swā wel līcast?
- Is that because we all like you so much?
- Ne līciaþ mē weras mid swā miċelum earmum. Mē ofþyncþ.
- I don't like men with such big arms. I'm sorry.
- to please, appeal to (+ dative)
Conjugation
Conjugation of līcian (weak class 2)
infinitive | līcian | līcienne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | līciġe | līcode |
second person singular | līcast | līcodest |
third person singular | līcaþ | līcode |
plural | līciaþ | līcodon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | līciġe | līcode |
plural | līciġen | līcoden |
imperative | ||
singular | līca | |
plural | līciaþ | |
participle | present | past |
līciende | (ġe)līcod |
Derived terms
- ġelīcian
- mislīcian
Descendants
- Middle English: liken, likin, likien, licen, licien
- English: like
- Scots: like
- Yola: lick, licke, lik
See also
- lystan
Welsh
Verb
lician (not mutable)
- Alternative form of leician