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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *laikaną.
Verb
*laikan[1]
- to jump around, play
Inflection
| Strong class 7a
|
| Infinitive
|
*laikan
|
| 1st sg. past
|
*lēk
|
| 3rd pl. past
|
*lēkun
|
| Past ptcple
|
*laikan
|
| Infinitive
|
*laikan
|
| Genitive infin.
|
*laikannjas
|
| Dative infin.
|
*laikannjē
|
| Instrum. infin.
|
*laikannju
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| Indicative
|
Present
|
Past
|
| 1st singular
|
*laiku
|
*lēk
|
| 2nd singular
|
*laikiʀi
|
*lēkī
|
| 3rd singular
|
*laikidi
|
*lēk
|
| 1st plural
|
*laikum
|
*lēkum
|
| 2nd plural
|
*laikid
|
*lēkud
|
| 3rd plural
|
*laikand
|
*lēkun
|
| Subjunctive
|
Present
|
Past
|
| 1st singular
|
*laikē
|
*lēkī
|
| 2nd singular
|
*laikēs
|
*lēkī
|
| 3rd singular
|
*laikē
|
*lēkī
|
| 1st plural
|
*laikēm
|
*lēkīm
|
| 2nd plural
|
*laikēþ
|
*lēkīd
|
| 3rd plural
|
*laikēn
|
*lēkīn
|
| Imperative
|
Present
|
|
| Singular
|
*laik
|
| Plural
|
*laikid
|
|
|
Present
|
Past
|
| Participle
|
*laikandī
|
*laikan
|
Descendants
References
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 92: “PWGmc *laikan, *lelēk”
