Participles
| Present | lācende |
| Past | (ġe)lācen |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | lāce |
| 2nd sing. | lǣcst |
| 3rd sing. | lǣcþ |
| 1st plur. | lācaþ |
| 2nd plur. | lācaþ |
| 3rd plur. | lācaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | lēc; leolc |
| 2nd sing. | lēce; leolce |
| 3rd sing. | lēc; leolc |
| 1st plur. | lēcon; leolcon |
| 2nd plur. | lēcon; leolcon |
| 3rd plur. | lēcon; leolcon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | lāce |
| 2nd sing. | lāce |
| 3rd sing. | lāce |
| 1st plur. | lācen |
| 2nd plur. | lācen |
| 3rd plur. | lācen |
Past
| 1st sing. | lēce; leolce |
| 2nd sing. | lēce; leolce |
| 3rd sing. | lēce; leolce |
| 1st plur. | lēcen; leolcen |
| 2nd plur. | lēcen; leolcen |
| 3rd plur. | lēcen; leolcen |
Verbs conjugated like 'lacan'
lacan,
Verbs similar to 'lacan'
acan,
bacan,
eacan,
læcan,
lucan,
sacan,
tacan,
wacan,
agan,
alan,
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *laikan, from Proto-Germanic *laikaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg-. Cognate with Old Norse leika, Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 (laikan, “to spring”), Middle High German leichen (German laichen). See: Proto-Germanic '
*laikaną', Old Norse '
leika', Middle High German '
leichen', German, old spelling '
laichen'.
Verbs referencing "lacan"
English
lake.
Sample Sentences
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Iċ eom līġbysiġ, lāce mid winde, bewunden mid wuldre, wedre ġesomnad, fūs forðweġes, fȳre ġemelted, bearu blōwende, byrnende glēd. (I am busy with fire, sway with wind, wrapped with worship, gathered in good weather, ready to go forward, melted by fire, a blooming grove, a burning ember.) [10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 30:]