-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

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
to become, turn, grow
ǣfenlǣċan ― to become evening

winterlǣċan ― to turn wintry

Derived terms

Old English terms suffixed with -læcan

Descendants

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

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