lesschen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

A merger of two verbs:

Old Dutch *leskan, from Proto-West Germanic *leskan, a strong verb.
Old Dutch lesken, from Proto-West Germanic *laskijan, a weak causative of the first.

Verb

lesschen

to go out (of fire)
to extinguish
to quench
to calm, to ease
to lessen, to reduce

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Dutch: lessen

Further reading

Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “lesscen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page lesscen
Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “lesscen (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page lesscen

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