"lac" meaning in Old English

See lac in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /lɑːk/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *laik, from Proto-Germanic *laikaz, compare *laikaną. Cognates include Old Norse leikr (whence Danish leg (“game”), Swedish leka (“to play”)), Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐍃 (laiks, “dance”). Etymology templates: {{root|ang|ine-pro|*leyg-|id=jump}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*laik}} Proto-West Germanic *laik, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*laikaz}} Proto-Germanic *laikaz, {{m|gem-pro|*laikaną}} *laikaną, {{cog|non|leikr}} Old Norse leikr, {{cog|da|leg|t=game}} Danish leg (“game”), {{cog|sv|leka|t=to play}} Swedish leka (“to play”), {{cog|got|𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐍃|t=dance}} Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐍃 (laiks, “dance”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=n|g2=f|g3=|head=lāc|sort=}} lāc n or f, {{ang-noun|n|g2=f|head=lāc}} lāc n or f Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|lāc}}, {{ang-decl-noun|lāc|lāc|lāc|lāc|lāces|lāca|lāce|lācum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}}, {{ang-decl-noun-o-f|lāc}}, {{ang-decl-noun|lāc|lāca,lāce|lāce|lāca,lāce|lāce|lāca|lāce|lācum|num=|title=|type=strong ō-stem}} Forms: lāc [canonical, feminine, neuter], strong [table-tags], lāc [nominative, singular], lāc [nominative, plural], lāc [accusative, singular], lāc [accusative, plural], lāces [genitive, singular], lāca [genitive, plural], lāce [dative, singular], lācum [dative, plural], strong [table-tags], lāc [nominative, singular], lāca [nominative, plural], lāce [nominative, plural], lāce [accusative, singular], lāca [accusative, plural], lāce [accusative, plural], lāce [genitive, singular], lāca [genitive, plural], lāce [dative, singular], lācum [dative, plural]
  1. play, sport
    Sense id: en-lac-ang-noun-obCI4xNR
  2. battle, strife
    Sense id: en-lac-ang-noun-ZRHVpOYn
  3. gift, offering, sacrifice, booty; message
    Sense id: en-lac-ang-noun-8PUv54fn Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 42 3 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: læc Derived forms: heaþolāc (english: warfare), wiflāc (english: intercourse with a woman), scīnlāc (english: illusion, imagination, magical delusion) Related terms: -lāc, lācan, lǣċan

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "warfare",
      "word": "heaþolāc"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "intercourse with a woman",
      "word": "wiflāc"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "illusion, imagination, magical delusion",
      "word": "scīnlāc"
    }
  ],
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          "args": {
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          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: lok, loke, loc, loac, lock, lake, lac\nEnglish: lake (dialectal)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
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    }
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      },
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        "2": "leikr"
      },
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        "1": "da",
        "2": "leg",
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      },
      "expansion": "Danish leg (“game”)",
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    },
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      "form": "lāces",
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    },
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      "form": "lāce",
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      "form": "lācum",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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      "args": {
        "1": "lāc",
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        "3": "lāce",
        "4": "lāca,lāce",
        "5": "lāce",
        "6": "lāca",
        "7": "lāce",
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "-lāc"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lācan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lǣċan"
    }
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      ],
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          "play"
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        [
          "sport",
          "sport"
        ]
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          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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        {
          "english": "They both brought an offering to the Lord.",
          "text": "Hie drihtne lac begen brohton.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "gift, offering, sacrifice, booty; message"
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          "gift"
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        ],
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        ],
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          "booty",
          "booty"
        ],
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          "message",
          "message"
        ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑːk/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "læc"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lac"
}
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    "Old English nouns with multiple genders",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
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    "Old English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leyg- (jump)",
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    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "english": "warfare",
      "word": "heaþolāc"
    },
    {
      "english": "intercourse with a woman",
      "word": "wiflāc"
    },
    {
      "english": "illusion, imagination, magical delusion",
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    }
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        ],
        [
          "sport",
          "sport"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "battle, strife"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "battle",
          "battle"
        ],
        [
          "strife",
          "strife"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "They both brought an offering to the Lord.",
          "text": "Hie drihtne lac begen brohton.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "gift, offering, sacrifice, booty; message"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "gift",
          "gift"
        ],
        [
          "offering",
          "offering"
        ],
        [
          "sacrifice",
          "sacrifice"
        ],
        [
          "booty",
          "booty"
        ],
        [
          "message",
          "message"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑːk/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "læc"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lac"
}

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