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Old English · suffix

-lac

Normalised -lāc

Part of speech
suffix, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/lɑːk/
Syllables
lɑːk (1 syllable)
Modern English
-lockation-ationnounmodernactivityprocess

Meaning

  1. noun suffix denoting activity (compare Modern English -ation)

    feohtlāc

    fighting

  2. practice, action or process of

    wedlāc

    pledge, plighted troth

  3. act of

    hǣmedlāc

    sexual intercourse

  4. gift

    frēolāc

    oblation, free-will offering

Declension

Declension of -lac
SingularPlural
Nominative -lāc-lāc
Accusative -lāc-lāc
Genitive -lāces-lāca
Dative -lāce-lācum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *-laik, from Proto-Germanic *-laiką (“jump, spring, sport”) (alternative form of *-laikaz), from *laiką (“play, sport, fight, activity”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyg- (“to bounce, shake, tremble”). Related to Proto-Germanic *laikaz (“game, dance, hymn, sport”). Akin to Old English lāc (“sport, play”). More at English lake (Etymology 2). Also borrowed from Old Norse as Middle English -laik, -leȝȝe.

Descendants

-lock

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