licettan
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Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a hypothetical Proto-Germanic *līkatjaną. Related to Old High German līhhezzen.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
līċettan
- to pretend, fake
- The Old English Distichs of Cato
- Þæt is wīsdōm þæt wīs mann līċette dysiġ.
- It is wise for a wise person to pretend to be foolish.
- The Old English Distichs of Cato
- to flatter
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of līċettan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | līċettan | līċettenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | līċette | līċette |
| second person singular | līċetst | līċettest |
| third person singular | līċett, līċet | līċette |
| plural | līċettaþ | līċetton |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | līċette | līċette |
| plural | līċetten | līċetten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | līċete | |
| plural | līċettaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| līċettende | (ġe)līċeted, (ġe)līċett, (ġe)līċet | |
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References[edit]
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “licettan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.