lacan

• IPA^(key): /ˈlatsan/

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lacan

1. accusative singular of laca

From Proto-West Germanic *laikan, from Proto-Germanic *laikaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg-. Cognate with Old Norse leika, Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 (laikan, “to spring”), Middle High German leichen (German laichen).

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑː.kɑn/

lācan

1. to move about or up and down, like rolling water or flames; to soar, to wave, to sway
   • 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 30‎^[1]:

     Iċ eom līġbysiġ, lāce mid winde, bewunden mid wuldre, wedre ġesomnad, fūs forðweġes, fȳre ġemelted, bearu blōwende, byrnende glēd.

     I am busy with fire, sway with wind, wrapped with worship, gathered in good weather, ready to go forward, melted by fire, a blooming grove, a burning ember.

2. to fight, contend; to fence (with swords)
3. to play; to play an instrument
4. to sing

• ġeondlacan

• lāc
• lǣċan

• Middle English: laken
  • English: lake (verb; dialectal)

lacan

1. third-person plural present indicative of lacar