hlec

Old English

Alternative forms

• lec

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lek, *lak, from Proto-Germanic *lekaz, *lakaz (“leaky”). Compare Icelandic lekur, Dutch lek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xlek/, [l̥ek]

Adjective

hlec

1. having cracks or rents; leaky

Declension

Declension of hlec — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hlec	hlecu, hleco	hlec
Accusative	hlecne	hlece	hlec
Genitive	hleces	hlecre	hleces
Dative	hlecum	hlecre	hlecum
Instrumental	hlece	hlecre	hlece
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hlece	hleca, hlece	hlecu, hleco
Accusative	hlece	hleca, hlece	hlecu, hleco
Genitive	hlecra	hlecra	hlecra
Dative	hlecum	hlecum	hlecum
Instrumental	hlecum	hlecum	hlecum

Declension of hlec — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hleca	hlece	hlece
Accusative	hlecan	hlecan	hlece
Genitive	hlecan	hlecan	hlecan
Dative	hlecan	hlecan	hlecan
Instrumental	hlecan	hlecan	hlecan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hlecan	hlecan	hlecan
Accusative	hlecan	hlecan	hlecan
Genitive	hlecra, hlecena	hlecra, hlecena	hlecra, hlecena
Dative	hlecum	hlecum	hlecum
Instrumental	hlecum	hlecum	hlecum

Descendants

• Middle English: leke, leeke