-læcan

See also: læcan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *laikijaną; related to Old English lāc (“sport, play, action”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /læːt͡ʃɑn/

Suffix

-lǣċan

  1. Verbal suffix (combining form) denoting action, process or making (compare English -ify), from lǣcan, a derivative of lāc noun suffix denoting activity or process
    cūþlǣċan (“to make known, befriend”)
  2. to become, turn, grow
    ǣfenlǣċan (“to become evening”)
    winterlǣċan (“to turn wintry”)

Derived terms
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Descendants
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