lesken
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Finnish[edit]
Noun[edit]
lesken
Old Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *laskijaną, related to *laisiz (“smaller, lesser, fewer, lower”), from Proto-Indo-European *leys- (“to shrink, grow thin, become small, be gentle”).
Verb[edit]
lesken
- to extinguish
- to lessen
Inflection[edit]
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “lesken”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
References[edit]
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “less”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.