Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Middle High German lechezen, lechzen (to dry out, to thirst), intensive formations of lechen (to crack from dryness and become permeable to liquid). Compare German lechzen.

Verb edit

לעכצן (lekhtsn) (past participle געלעכצט (gelekhtst))

  1. to thirst, to yearn

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit