lesken

Finnish

Noun

lesken

  1. genitive singular of leski

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *laskijan, from Proto-Germanic *laskijaną.

Verb

lesken

  1. to extinguish
  2. to lessen

Inflection

Conjugation of lesken (weak class 1)
infinitive lesken
indicative present past
1st person singular lesco, lescon leskida
2nd person singular leskis leskidos
3rd person singular leskit leskida
1st person plural lescun leskidon
2nd person plural leskit leskidot
3rd person plural lescunt leskidon
subjunctive present past
1st person singular leske leskidi
2nd person singular leskis leskidis
3rd person singular leske leskidi
1st person plural leskin leskidin
2nd person plural leskit leskidit
3rd person plural leskin leskidin
imperative present
singular leski
plural leskit
participle present past
leskendi leskit, gileskit

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: lesschen
    • Dutch: lessen

Further reading

  • “lesken”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

References

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