lesschen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

A merger of two verbs:

Old Dutch *leskan, from Proto-Germanic *leskaną, a strong verb.
Old Dutch lesken, from Proto-Germanic *laskijaną, a weak causative of the first.

Verb

lesschen

to go out (of fire)
to extinguish
to quench
to calm, to ease
to lessen, to reduce

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Dutch: lessen

Further reading

“lesscen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
“lesscen (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

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