lesken

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Finnish

Noun

lesken

  1. genitive singular of leski

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *laskijan, from Proto-Germanic *laskijaną.

Verb

lesken

  1. to extinguish
  2. to lessen

Inflection

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: lesschen
    • Dutch: lessen

Further reading

  • lesken”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

References