eldertongue

Old English · verb

lician

Normalised līcian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈliː.ki.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈliː · ki · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
likeimpersonalappeal

Meaning

  1. to like (impersonal, with dative subject)

    Is þæt for þon þe ūs eallum þū swā wel līcast?

    Is that because we all like you so much?

  2. to please, appeal to (+ dative)

Conjugation

Conjugation of lician
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular līciġelīcode
2nd singular līcastlīcodest
3rd singular līcaþlīcode
Plural līciaþlīcodon
Subjunctive
Singular līciġelīcode
Plural līciġenlīcoden
Non-finite forms of lician
Form
Infinitive līcian
Inflected infinitive līcienne
Imperative singular līca
Imperative plural līciaþ
Present participle līciende
Past participle līcodġelīcod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *līkēn, from Proto-Germanic *līkāną.

Descendants

like

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