hlec

Old English

Alternative forms

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

Descendants

  • Middle English: leke, leeke