*leskaną

Runic: ᛚᛖᛊᚲᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈles.kɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 3

Meanings

to cease, to stop
to quench

Etymology

Thought to be from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-sḱé-ti, sḱe-present to *legʰ- (‘to lie down’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	leskō	leskaų	–
2nd singular	liskizi	leskaiz	lesk
3rd singular	liskidi	leskai	leskadau
1st dual	leskōz	leskaiw	–
2nd dual	leskadiz	leskaidiz	leskadiz
1st plural	leskamaz	leskaim	–
2nd plural	liskid	leskaid	liskid
3rd plural	leskandi	leskain	leskandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	leskai	–
2nd singular	leskazai	leskaizau
3rd singular	leskadai	leskaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	leskandai	leskaindau
2nd plural	leskandai	leskaindau
3rd plural	leskandai	leskaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	lask	luskį̄
2nd singular	last	luskīz
3rd singular	lask	luskī
1st dual	luskū	luskīw
2nd dual	luskudiz	luskīdiz
1st plural	luskum	luskīm
2nd plural	luskud	luskīd
3rd plural	luskun	luskīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
leskaną	leskandz	luskanaz

Descendants

*leskan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *lescan (Old Dutch)
  - lesschen (Middle Dutch)
    - lessen (Dutch)
      - les (Afrikaans)
*leskan (Proto-West Germanic)
- leskan (Old High German)
  - leschen (Middle High German)
    - löschen (German)
    - לעשן (leshn) (Yiddish)
*leskan (Proto-West Germanic)
- leskan (Old Saxon)
  - leschen (Middle Low German)
    - läska (Swedish)

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