liccian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *likkōn. Cognate with Old Frisian *likkia, Old Saxon likkon, Old High German lecchōn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlik.ki.ɑn/

Verb

liccian

1. to lick

Conjugation

Conjugation of liccian (weak, class 2)

infinitive	liccian	liccienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	licciġe	liccode
second person singular	liccast	liccodest
third person singular	liccaþ	liccode
plural	licciaþ	liccodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	licciġe	liccode
plural	licciġen	liccoden
imperative
singular	licca
plural	licciaþ
participle	present	past
	licciende	(ġe)liccod

Descendants

• Middle English: likken, licke, liken
  • English: lick
  • Scots: lik
  • Yola: lick

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “liccian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.