likken
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch lecken, licken, from Old Dutch leccon, from Proto-West Germanic *likkōn, from Proto-Germanic *likkōną.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - IPA(key): /ˈlɪ.kə(n)/
- Rhymes: -ɪkən
- Hyphenation: lik‧ken
Inflection
| Conjugation of likken (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | likken | |||
| past singular | likte | |||
| past participle | gelikt | |||
| infinitive | likken | |||
| gerund | likken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | lik | likte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | likt | likte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | likt | likte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | likt | likte | ||
| 3rd person singular | likt | likte | ||
| plural | likken | likten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | likke | likte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | likken | likten | ||
| imperative sing. | lik | |||
| imperative plur.1 | likt | |||
| participles | likkend | gelikt | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English liccian, from Proto-West Germanic *likkōn, from Proto-Germanic *likkōną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlikən/
Conjugation
Conjugation of likken (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) likken, likke | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | likke | likked | |
| 2nd-person singular | likkest | likkedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | likketh | likked | |
| subjunctive singular | likke | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | likken, likke | likkeden, likkede | |
| imperative plural | likketh, likke | — | |
| participles | likkynge, likkende | likked, ylikked | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References
- “likken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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