lacan

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlatsan/
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Adjective

lacan

  1. accusative singular of laca

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *laikan, from Proto-Germanic *laikaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg-. Cognate with Old Norse leika, Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 (laikan, to spring), Middle High German leichen (German laichen).

Pronunciation

Verb

lācan

  1. to move about or up and down, like rolling water or flames; to soar, to wave, to sway
    • 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 30:
      Iċ eom līġbysiġ, lāce mid winde, bewunden mid wuldre, wedre ġesomnad, fūs forðweġes, fȳre ġemelted, bearu blōwende, byrnende glēd.
      I am busy with fire, sway with wind, wrapped with worship, gathered in good weather, ready to go forward, melted by fire, a blooming grove, a burning ember.
  2. to fight, contend; to fence (with swords)
  3. to play; to play an instrument
  4. to sing

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Descendants

  • Middle English: laken
    • English: lake (verb; dialectal)

Spanish

Verb

lacan

  1. third-person plural present indicative of lacar