lesken

Finnish

Noun

lesken

1. genitive singular of leski

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *laskijan, from Proto-Germanic *laskijaną.

Verb

lesken

1. to extinguish
2. to lessen

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: lesschen
  • Dutch: lessen

Further reading

• “lesken”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “less”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.