lician
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *līkēn, from Proto-Germanic *līkāną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈliː.ki.ɑn/
Verb
līcian
- to like (impersonal, with dative subject)
- Is þæt for þon þe ūs eallum þū swā wel līcast?
- Is that because we all like you so much?
- Me līcaþ sē snāw for þon þe hē dēþ þā burg stille
- I like the snow because it makes the town quiet.
- to please, appeal to (+ dative)
Conjugation
Conjugation of līcian (weak, class 2)
| infinitive | līcian | līcienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | līciġe | līcode |
| second person singular | līcast | līcodest |
| third person singular | līcaþ | līcode |
| plural | līciaþ | līcodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | līciġe | līcode |
| plural | līciġen | līcoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | līca | |
| plural | līciaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| līciende | (ġe)līcod | |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Middle English: liken, like, liki, likie, liky, lyke, lyken, lyky, licen, licien, likien, likin, lykie, lykyen (Early Middle English)
See also
Welsh
Verb
lician (not mutable)
- alternative form of leician