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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/leskan

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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *leskaną.

Verb

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*leskan

  1. to cease, to stop
  2. to quench

Inflection

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Strong class 3
Infinitive *leskan
1st sg. past *lask
3rd pl. past *luskun
Past ptcple *loskan
Infinitive *leskan
Genitive infin. *leskannjas
Dative infin. *leskannjē
Instrum. infin. *leskannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *lesku *lask
2nd singular *liskiʀi *luskī
3rd singular *liskidi *lask
1st plural *leskum *luskum
2nd plural *liskid *luskud
3rd plural *leskand *luskun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *leskē *luskī
2nd singular *leskēs *luskī
3rd singular *leskē *luskī
1st plural *leskēm *luskīm
2nd plural *leskēþ *luskīd
3rd plural *leskēn *luskīn
Imperative Present
Singular *lisk
Plural *liskid
Present Past
Participle *leskandī *loskan
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Descendants

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  • Old Saxon: leskan
  • Old Dutch: *lescan
  • Old High German: leskan