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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/leskan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *leskaną.
Verb
*leskan
- to cease, to stop
- to quench
Inflection
| Strong class 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *leskan | |
| 1st sg. past | *lask | |
| 3rd pl. past | *luskun | |
| Past ptcple | *loskan | |
| Infinitive | *leskan | |
| Genitive infin. | *leskannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *leskannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *leskannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *lesku | *lask |
| 2nd singular | *liskiʀi | *luskī |
| 3rd singular | *liskidi | *lask |
| 1st plural | *leskum | *luskum |
| 2nd plural | *liskid | *luskud |
| 3rd plural | *leskand | *luskun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *leskē | *luskī |
| 2nd singular | *leskēs | *luskī |
| 3rd singular | *leskē | *luskī |
| 1st plural | *leskēm | *luskīm |
| 2nd plural | *leskēþ | *luskīd |
| 3rd plural | *leskēn | *luskīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *lesk | |
| Plural | *liskid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *leskandī | *loskan |
Related terms
- *laskijan
Descendants
- Old Saxon: leskan
- Middle Low German: leschen
- Old Dutch: *lescan
- Middle Dutch: lesschen
- Dutch: lessen
- Middle Dutch: lesschen
- Old High German: leskan
- Middle High German: leschen
- German: löschen
- Middle High German: leschen