læccan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to grab (sometimes violently: snatch, catch, apprehend)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *lakjaną (water, wet, irrigate, drain, seize) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₂gʷ- (take, seize).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*(s)leh₂gʷ-
Gloss
take, seize
Concept
Semantic Field
Possession
Ontological Category
Action/Process