Old English · verb

læcan

Normalised lǣċan

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: weak class 1
IPA: /ˈlæː.t͡ʃɑn/
Syllables: ˈlæː · t͡ʃɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English: flicker whip

Meaning

to move quickly, spring, leap
whip, flicker (as a flame)

Conjugation

Conjugation of læcan
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	lǣċe	lǣhte
2nd singular	lǣċest lǣcst	lǣhtest
3rd singular	lǣċeþ lǣcþ	lǣhte
Plural	lǣċaþ	lǣhton
Subjunctive
Singular	lǣċe	lǣhte
Plural	lǣċen	lǣhten

Non-finite forms of læcan
	Form
Infinitive	lǣċan
Inflected infinitive	lǣċenne
Imperative singular	lǣċ
Imperative plural	lǣċaþ
Present participle	lǣċende
Past participle	lǣht ġelǣht

All forms (17)

lǣċe
lǣhte
lǣċest
lǣcst
lǣhtest
lǣċeþ
lǣcþ
lǣċaþ
lǣhton
lǣċen
lǣhten
lǣċan
lǣċenne
lǣċ
lǣċende
lǣht
ġelǣht

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *laikaną Proto-Germanic *laikijaną Proto-West Germanic *laikijan Old English læcan From Proto-Germanic *laikijaną, causative of *laikaną. Related to Old English lācan and lāc (“play, sport”), which see.

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