Participles
| Present | lǣċende |
| Past | (ġe)lǣht |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | lǣċe |
| 2nd sing. | lǣċest; lǣcst |
| 3rd sing. | lǣċeþ; lǣcþ |
| 1st plur. | lǣċaþ |
| 2nd plur. | lǣċaþ |
| 3rd plur. | lǣċaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | lǣhte |
| 2nd sing. | lǣhtest |
| 3rd sing. | lǣhte |
| 1st plur. | lǣhton |
| 2nd plur. | lǣhton |
| 3rd plur. | lǣhton |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | lǣċe |
| 2nd sing. | lǣċe |
| 3rd sing. | lǣċe |
| 1st plur. | lǣċen |
| 2nd plur. | lǣċen |
| 3rd plur. | lǣċen |
Past
| 1st sing. | lǣhte |
| 2nd sing. | lǣhte |
| 3rd sing. | lǣhte |
| 1st plur. | lǣhten |
| 2nd plur. | lǣhten |
| 3rd plur. | lǣhten |
Verbs conjugated like 'læcan'
læcan,
Verbs similar to 'læcan'
blæcan,
lacan,
læccan,
lædan,
læfan,
lænan,
læran,
lætan,
læwan,
lucan,
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.
3. Proto-Germanic *laikaną
4. Proto-Germanic *laikijaną
5. Proto-West Germanic *laikijan
6. Old English læcan
7. From Proto-Germanic *laikijaną, causative of *laikaną. Related to Old English lācan and lāc (“play, sport”), which see.
Sample Sentences
Cognates
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