High Eolic word of the day: lacán

lacán (noun): soft, light (touch or pressure).

callingut evándá lacánd-ur
snow.DEF cover.COMPL soft-GEN
“the snow has covered [the ground] lightly”

lacán is used mostly or exclusively to describe intensity of touch, and does not often appear with a figurative meaning. It is predominantly used in an oblique/adverbial sense, although it can also appear as a standalone noun or modifier (as in langu-lacán “a loose dress”).

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