lesken

Finnish

Noun

lesken

1. genitive singular of leski

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *laskijan, from Proto-Germanic *laskijaną.

Verb

lesken

1. to extinguish
2. to lessen

Inflection

Conjugation of lesken (weak class 1)

infinitive	lesken
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	lesco, lescon	leskida
2nd person singular	leskis, leskist	leskidos
3rd person singular	leskit	leskida
1st person plural	lesken	leskidun
2nd person plural	leskit	leskidut
3rd person plural	leskent	leskidun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	leske	leskidi
2nd person singular	leskes, leskest	leskidis
3rd person singular	leske	leskidi
1st person plural	lesken	leskidin
2nd person plural	lesket	leskidit
3rd person plural	lesken	leskidin
imperative	present
singular	leski
plural	leskit
participle	present	past
	leskendi	leskit, gileskit

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: lesschen
  • Dutch: lessen

Further reading

• “lesken”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “less”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.