lician

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *līkēn, from Proto-Germanic *līkāną.

Pronunciation

Verb

līcian

  1. to like (impersonal, with dative subject)
    Is þæt for þon þe ūs eallum þū swā wel līcast?
    Is that because we all like you so much?
    Me līcaþ sē snāw for þon þe hē dēþ þā burg stille
    I like the snow because it makes the town quiet.
  2. to please, appeal to (+ dative)

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Welsh

Verb

lician (not mutable)

  1. Alternative form of leician