lucan

See also: Lucan

Friulian

Adjective

lucan

1. Lucanian

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluː.kɑn/

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *lūkan, from Proto-Germanic *lūkaną.

Verb

lūcan

1. to lock
2. to close

Conjugation

Conjugation of lūcan (strong class 2)

infinitive	lūcan	lūcenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	lūce	lēac
second person singular	lȳcst	luce
third person singular	lȳcþ	lēac
plural	lūcaþ	lucon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	lūce	luce
plural	lūcen	lucen
imperative
singular	lūc
plural	lūcaþ
participle	present	past
	lūcende	(ġe)locen

Derived terms

• belūcan
• onlūcan
• samlocen
• tōlūcan

Descendants

• Middle English: luken, louken
  • English: lock
  • Scots: louk, lowk

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *leukan, from Proto-Germanic *leukaną.

Verb

lūcan

1. to pull up, pluck

Conjugation

Conjugation of lūcan (strong class 2)

infinitive	lūcan	lūcenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	lūce	lēac
second person singular	lȳcst	luce
third person singular	lȳcþ	lēac
plural	lūcaþ	lucon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	lūce	luce
plural	lūcen	lucen
imperative
singular	lūc
plural	lūcaþ
participle	present	past
	lūcende	(ġe)locen

Descendants

• Middle English: louken
  • English: louk, look (“to weed”) (dialectal)