-læcan

See also: læcan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *laikijan, from Proto-Germanic *laikijaną; related to Old English lāc (“sport, play, action”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /læː.t͡ʃɑn/

Suffix

-lǣċan

1. verbal suffix (combining form) denoting action, process or making (compare English -ify), from lǣcan, a derivative of lāc noun suffix denoting activity or process

   cūþlǣċan ― to make known, befriend

2. to become, turn, grow

   ǣfenlǣċan ― to become evening

   winterlǣċan ― to turn wintry

Derived terms

• cneordlǣċan
• cyrtenlǣċan
• cȳþlǣċan
• edlǣċan
• nēalǣċan
• swǣslǣċan

Old English terms suffixed with -læcan

Descendants

• Middle English: -lechen
  • English: freeledge
  • English: knowledge