*līkinōną

Runic: ᛚᛁᚲᛁᚾᛟᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈliː.ki.nɔː.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 2

Meanings

to compare
to show mercy
to care for

Etymology

Unclear, possibly from *līką (‘body, shape’) + *-inōną or *līkinō (‘mercy, recovery’) + *-ōną, or a merger of both. West Germanic only has the meaning "to compare", whereas Nordic also has the meanings "to show mercy" and "to care for".

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	līkinō	līkinǭ	–
2nd singular	līkinōsi	līkinōs	līkinō
3rd singular	līkinōþi	līkinō	līkinōþau
1st dual	līkinōs	līkinōw	–
2nd dual	līkinōþiz	līkinōþiz	līkinōþiz
1st plural	līkinōmaz	līkinōm	–
2nd plural	līkinōþ	līkinōþ	līkinōþ
3rd plural	līkinōnþi	līkinōn	līkinōnþau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	līkinōi	–
2nd singular	līkinōsai	līkinōsau
3rd singular	līkinōþai	līkinōþau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	līkinōnþai	līkinōnþau
2nd plural	līkinōnþai	līkinōnþau
3rd plural	līkinōnþai	līkinōnþau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	līkinōdǭ	līkinōdēdį̄
2nd singular	līkinōdēz	līkinōdēdīz
3rd singular	līkinōdē	līkinōdēdī
1st dual	līkinōdēdū	līkinōdēdīw
2nd dual	līkinōdēdudiz	līkinōdēdīdiz
1st plural	līkinōdēdum	līkinōdēdīm
2nd plural	līkinōdēdud	līkinōdēdīd
3rd plural	līkinōdēdun	līkinōdēdīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
līkinōną	līkinōndz	līkinōdaz

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Descendants

*līkinōn (Proto-West Germanic)
- līknia (Old Frisian)
*līkinōn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *līhhinōn (Old High German)
  - gilīhhinōn (Old High German)
*līkinōn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *līkinōn (Old Saxon)
  - līkenen (Middle Low German)
líkna (Old Norse)
- líkna (Faroese)
- líkna (Icelandic)

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