læce

Etymology 1
From, from. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) doctor (physician)
 * 2) * late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' 
 * "ang"

- Hine man sċeal lǣdan tō þām lǣċe.


 * 1) (in compounds) medical

Etymology 2
Probably assimilated to above, by popular etymology, though its use probably predated the term for a doctor.

Of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly from a base meaning "to pluck, tear" (compare 🇨🇬), evolving into "suck," ultimately from, see also 🇨🇬, , 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Cognate with 🇨🇬, (modern 🇨🇬).

Noun

 * 1) leech