leccan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lakjaną (“to water, wet, irrigate”), causative of Proto-Germanic *lekaną (“to leak, drain”), from Proto-Indo-European *leg- (“to leak”). Cognate with Old High German lecchen, lehhan (“to drain, become dry”), German lechzen (“to be parched, thirst for, long for”), German lecken (“to leak”), Dutch lekken (“to leak”), Old Norse leka (“to leak, drip”), Old English lacu (“pond, stream, lake”). More at lake.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlet.t͡ʃɑn/

Verb

leċċan

1. to water, irrigate; wet, moisten
2. to slake

Conjugation

Conjugation of leċċan (weak class 1)

infinitive	leċċan	leċċenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	leċċe	leahte
second person singular	leċest	leahtest
third person singular	leċeþ	leahte
plural	leċċaþ	leahton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	leċċe	leahte
plural	leċċen	leahten
imperative
singular	leċe
plural	leċċaþ
participle	present	past
	leċċende	(ġe)leaht

Derived terms

• ġeondleċċan

Descendants

• Middle English: *lecchen, *lechen
  • English: leach