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Old English · verb

lixan

Normalised līxan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈliːk.sɑn/
Syllables
ˈliːk · sɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
glittergleam

Meaning

  1. to shine, flash, glitter, gleam

Conjugation

Conjugation of lixan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular līxelīxte
2nd singular līxestlīxtlīxtest
3rd singular līxeþlīxtlīxte
Plural līxaþlīxton
Subjunctive
Singular līxelīxte
Plural līxenlīxten
Non-finite forms of lixan
Form
Infinitive līxan
Inflected infinitive līxenne
Imperative singular līx
Imperative plural līxaþ
Present participle līxende
Past participle līxedġelīxed

All forms (16)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *liuhsijan, from Proto-Germanic *liuhsijaną (“to light, to shine”). Cognate with Old Norse lýsa.

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