likken

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch lecken, licken, from Old Dutch leccon, from Proto-West Germanic *likkōn, from Proto-Germanic *likkōną.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪ.kə(n)/
• Rhymes: -ɪkən
• Hyphenation: lik‧ken

Verb

likken

1. (transitive, intransitive) to lick

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.

Derived terms

• aflikken
• belikken
• oplikken
• weglikken

 

Descendants

• Jersey Dutch: läkke
• Negerhollands: lek, lik

Anagrams

• klinke, nikkel

Middle English

Alternative forms

• licke, liken

Etymology

From Old English liccian, from Proto-West Germanic *likkōn, from Proto-Germanic *likkōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlikən/

Verb

likken

1. to lick

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.

Descendants

• English: lick
• Scots: lik
• Yola: lick

References

• “likken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.