læce

See also: læce-

Old English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlæːtʃe/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *lēkijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lēgios. Cognate with Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃 (lekeis), Old High German lāhhi, Old Norse læknir (Danish læge (“physician”)), and with Old Irish liaig (Irish liaigh). Akin to Russian лекарство (lekarstvo, “drug”), лекарь (lekarʹ, “physician”), Czech lékař, lék, Polish lek, lekarz, lekarka, lekarstwo.

Noun

lǣċe m

doctor, physician

Declension

Declension of læce (strong ja-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	lǣċe	lǣċas
accusative	lǣċe	lǣċas
genitive	lǣċes	lǣċa
dative	lǣċe	lǣċum

Derived terms

lǣċecræft
lǣċedōm
lǣċehūs

Descendants

Middle English: leche
- English: leech

Etymology 2

Cognate with Middle Dutch lake, leke. Probably assimilated to Etymology 1, above, by popular etymology.

Noun

lǣċe m

leech

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.