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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *laikijan, from Proto-Germanic *laikijaną; related to Old English lāc (“sport, play, action”).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-lǣċan
- verbal suffix (combining form) denoting action, process or making (compare English -ify), from lǣcan, a derivative of lāc noun suffix denoting activity or process
- cūþlǣċan ― to make known, befriend
- to become, turn, grow
- ǣfenlǣċan ― to become evening
- winterlǣċan ― to turn wintry
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