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Old English · verb

edlæcan

Normalised edlǣċan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/edˈlæː.t͡ʃɑn/
Syllables
ed · ˈlæː · t͡ʃɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
repeatrenew

Meaning

  1. to repeat, renew

    Cild swīþran chores edlǣċean þā ufran

    The child of the right-hand chorus may repeat the upper ones

Conjugation

Conjugation of edlæcan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular edlǣċeedlǣhte
2nd singular edlǣċestedlǣcstedlǣhtest
3rd singular edlǣċeþedlǣcþedlǣhte
Plural edlǣċaþedlǣhton
Subjunctive
Singular edlǣċeedlǣhte
Plural edlǣċenedlǣhten
Non-finite forms of edlæcan
Form
Infinitive edlǣċan
Inflected infinitive edlǣċenne
Imperative singular edlǣċ
Imperative plural edlǣċaþ
Present participle edlǣċende
Past participle edlǣht

All forms (16)

Etymology

From ed- + læcan from Proto-Germanic *laikijaną, causative of *laikaną. Related to Old English lācan and lāc (“play, sport”), which see.

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