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

1. to go out (of fire)
2. to extinguish
3. to quench
4. to calm, to ease
5. to lessen, to reduce

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: lessen

Further reading

• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “lesscen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page lesscen
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “lesscen (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page lesscen