læcan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to move quickly, spring, leap
- whip, flicker (as a flame)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *laikijaną.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*laikijaną
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *idi- Proto-Germanic
- *laikijaną Proto-Germanic
- -læcan Old English
- geondlacan Old English
- lācan Old English