nealæcan

Old English

Etymology

From nēah (“near”) +‎ -lǣċan. Cognate with Middle Low German naleken, Old High German nahhlihhan, Old Norse nálgask (Icelandic nálgast).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnæ͜ɑːˌlæː.t͡ʃɑn/

Verb

nēalǣċan

1. to approach
2. to be near, be near to
3. to be like, resemble

Conjugation

Conjugation of nēalǣċan (weak class 1)

infinitive	nēalǣċan	nēalǣċenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	nēalǣċe	nēalǣhte
second person singular	nēalǣċest, nēalǣcst	nēalǣhtest
third person singular	nēalǣċeþ, nēalǣcþ	nēalǣhte
plural	nēalǣċaþ	nēalǣhton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	nēalǣċe	nēalǣhte
plural	nēalǣċen	nēalǣhten
imperative
singular	nēalǣċ
plural	nēalǣċaþ
participle	present	past
	nēalǣċende	(ġe)nēalǣht

Derived terms

• nēalǣċung