lician

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *līkēn, from Proto-Germanic *līkāną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliː.ki.ɑn/
• Rhymes: -iː.ki.ɑn

Verb

līcian

1. 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.

2. 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

• ġelīcian
• mislīcian

Descendants

• Middle English: liken, like, liki, likie, liky, lyke, lyken, lyky, licen, licien, likien, likin, lykie, lykyen (Early Middle English)
  • English: like
  • Scots: like
  • Yola: lick, licke, lik

See also

• lystan

Welsh

Verb

lician (not mutable)

1. alternative form of leician