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Middle Dutch
Etymology
A merger of two verbs:
Verb
lesschen
- to go out (of fire)
- to extinguish
- to quench
- to calm, to ease
- to lessen, to reduce
Inflection
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Descendants
Further reading
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “lesscen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page lesscen
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “lesscen (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page lesscen