-læcan

-læcan

See also: læcan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *laikijaną; related to Old English lāc (“sport, play, action”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /læːt͡ʃɑn/

Suffix

-lǣċan

1. Verbal suffix (combining form) denoting action, process or making (compare English -ify), from lǣcan, a derivative of lāc noun suffix denoting activity or process

   cūþlǣċan (“to make known, befriend”)

2. to become, turn, grow

   ǣfenlǣċan (“to become evening”)

   winterlǣċan (“to turn wintry”)

Derived terms

• cneordlǣċan
• cyrtenlǣċan
• cȳþlǣċan
• nēalǣċan
• swǣslǣċan

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Descendants

• Middle English: -lechen
  • English: freeledge
  • English: knowledge