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Old English · verb

leccan

Normalised leċċan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈlet.t͡ʃɑn/
Syllables
ˈlet · t͡ʃɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
leachslakeirrigatemoisten

Meaning

  1. to water, irrigate; wet, moisten

  2. to slake

Conjugation

Conjugation of leccan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular leċċeleahte
2nd singular leċestleahtest
3rd singular leċeþleahte
Plural leċċaþleahton
Subjunctive
Singular leċċeleahte
Plural leċċenleahten
Non-finite forms of leccan
Form
Infinitive leċċan
Inflected infinitive leċċenne
Imperative singular leċe
Imperative plural leċċaþ
Present participle leċċende
Past participle leahtġeleaht

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *lakjaną (“to water, wet, irrigate”).

Descendants

leach

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