licettan
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *līkattjan. Cognate with Old High German līhhezzen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈliː.t͡ʃet.tɑn/
Verb
līċettan
- to feign, pretend, profess falsely, fake
- The Old English Distichs of Cato
- Þæt is wīsdōm þæt wīs mann līċette dysiġ.
- It is wise for a wise person to pretend to be foolish.
- The Old English Distichs of Cato
- to simulate, imitate
- to flatter
Conjugation
Conjugation of līċettan (weak, class 1)
| infinitive | līċettan | līċettenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | līċette | līċette |
| second person singular | līċetst | līċettest |
| third person singular | līċett, līċet | līċette |
| plural | līċettaþ | līċetton |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | līċette | līċette |
| plural | līċetten | līċetten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | līċete | |
| plural | līċettaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| līċettende | (ġe)līċeted, (ġe)līċett, (ġe)līċet | |
Synonyms
Derived terms
- ġelīċettan
- lēaslīċettan
- līċettung
- līċettere
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “licettan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.