lesken

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Finnish[edit]

Noun[edit]

lesken

  1. genitive singular of leski

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

  1. to extinguish
  2. to lessen

Inflection[edit]

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle Dutch: lesschen
    • Dutch: lessen

Further reading[edit]

  • lesken”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

References[edit]