nealæcan

nealæcan

Old English

Etymology

From nēah (“nigh, near”) +‎ -lǣcan. Compare Middle Low German naleken, Old High German nahhlihhan.

Verb

nēalǣcan

1. to approach, draw near to
2. to be near, be near to
3. to be like, resemble

Conjugation

Conjugation of nēalǣċan (weak class 1)

infinitive	nēalǣċan	tō nēalǣċenne
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	nēalǣċe	nēalǣhte
2nd-person singular	nēalǣċest	nēalǣhtest
3rd-person singular	nēalǣċeþ	nēalǣhte
plural	nēalǣċaþ	nēalǣhton
subjunctive	present	past
singular	nēalǣċe	nēalǣhte
plural	nēalǣċen	nēalǣhten
imperative
singular	nēalǣċ
plural	nēalǣċaþ
participle	present	past
	nēalǣċende	nēalǣht

Derived terms

• nēalǣcung