"-læcan" meaning in Old English

See -læcan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /læː.t͡ʃɑn/ Forms: -lǣċan [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *laikijan, from Proto-Germanic *laikijaną; related to Old English lāc (“sport, play, action”). Etymology templates: {{root|ang|ine-pro|*leyg-|id=jump}}, {{der|ang|gmw-pro|*laikijan}} Proto-West Germanic *laikijan, {{der|ang|gem-pro|*laikijaną}} Proto-Germanic *laikijaną, {{cog|ang|lāc|t=sport, play, action}} Old English lāc (“sport, play, action”) Head templates: {{head|ang|suffix|cat2=|head=-lǣċan|head2=|sort=}} -lǣċan, {{ang-suffix|head=-lǣċan}} -lǣċan
  1. verbal suffix (combining form) denoting action, process or making (compare English -ify), from lǣcan, a derivative of lāc noun suffix denoting activity or process Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--læcan-ang-suffix-01AxEdGQ Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
  2. to become, turn, grow Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--læcan-ang-suffix-aUI1~8D6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cneordlǣċan, cyrtenlǣċan, cȳþlǣċan, edlǣċan, nēalǣċan, swǣslǣċan
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "cneordlǣċan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "cyrtenlǣċan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "cȳþlǣċan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "edlǣċan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "nēalǣċan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "swǣslǣċan"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "-lechen"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: -lechen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: -lechen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "freeledge",
            "alt": "freeledge"
          },
          "expansion": "English: freeledge",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: freeledge"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "knowledge",
            "alt": "knowledge"
          },
          "expansion": "English: knowledge",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: knowledge"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*leyg-",
        "id": "jump"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*laikijan"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *laikijan",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*laikijaną"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "lāc",
        "t": "sport, play, action"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English lāc (“sport, play, action”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *laikijan, from Proto-Germanic *laikijaną; related to Old English lāc (“sport, play, action”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-lǣċan",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "cat2": "",
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        "head2": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "-lǣċan",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "head": "-lǣċan"
      },
      "expansion": "-lǣċan",
      "name": "ang-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "97 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "91 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "92 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to make known, befriend",
          "text": "cūþlǣċan",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "verbal suffix (combining form) denoting action, process or making (compare English -ify), from lǣcan, a derivative of lāc noun suffix denoting activity or process"
      ],
      "id": "en--læcan-ang-suffix-01AxEdGQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "-ify",
          "-ify#English"
        ],
        [
          "lǣcan",
          "læcan#Old_English"
        ],
        [
          "lāc",
          "lac#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to become evening",
          "text": "ǣfenlǣċan",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to turn wintry",
          "text": "winterlǣċan",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to become, turn, grow"
      ],
      "id": "en--læcan-ang-suffix-aUI1~8D6",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/læː.t͡ʃɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-læcan"
}
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    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English suffixes",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leyg- (jump)",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "cneordlǣċan"
    },
    {
      "word": "cyrtenlǣċan"
    },
    {
      "word": "cȳþlǣċan"
    },
    {
      "word": "edlǣċan"
    },
    {
      "word": "nēalǣċan"
    },
    {
      "word": "swǣslǣċan"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "-lechen"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: -lechen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: -lechen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "freeledge",
            "alt": "freeledge"
          },
          "expansion": "English: freeledge",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: freeledge"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "knowledge",
            "alt": "knowledge"
          },
          "expansion": "English: knowledge",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: knowledge"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*leyg-",
        "id": "jump"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*laikijan"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *laikijan",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*laikijaną"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *laikijaną",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "lāc",
        "t": "sport, play, action"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English lāc (“sport, play, action”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *laikijan, from Proto-Germanic *laikijaną; related to Old English lāc (“sport, play, action”).",
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    {
      "form": "-lǣċan",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "",
        "head": "-lǣċan",
        "head2": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "-lǣċan",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "head": "-lǣċan"
      },
      "expansion": "-lǣċan",
      "name": "ang-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "to make known, befriend",
          "text": "cūþlǣċan",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "verbal suffix (combining form) denoting action, process or making (compare English -ify), from lǣcan, a derivative of lāc noun suffix denoting activity or process"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-ify",
          "-ify#English"
        ],
        [
          "lǣcan",
          "læcan#Old_English"
        ],
        [
          "lāc",
          "lac#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to become evening",
          "text": "ǣfenlǣċan",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to turn wintry",
          "text": "winterlǣċan",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to become, turn, grow"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/læː.t͡ʃɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-læcan"
}

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