Old English · verb
lacan
Normalised lācan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class VII
- IPA
- /ˈlɑː.kɑn/
- Syllables
- ˈlɑː · kɑn (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- soarflamesswordsswayrolling
Meaning
-
to move about or up and down, like rolling water or flames; to soar, to wave, to sway
Iċ eom līġbysiġ, lāce mid winde, bewunden mid wuldre, wedre ġesomnad, fūs forðweġes, fȳre ġemelted, bearu blōwende, byrnende glēd.
I am busy with fire, sway with wind, wrapped with worship, gathered in good weather, ready to go forward, melted by fire, a blooming grove, a burning ember.
10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 30: -
to fight, contend; to fence (with swords)
-
to play; to play an instrument
-
to sing
Conjugation
All forms (18)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *laikan, from Proto-Germanic *laikaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg-. Cognate with Old Norse leika, Gothic (laikan, “to spring”), Middle High German leichen (German laichen).
Descendants
lake
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