From Middle High German lesen, from Old High German lesan. Cognate with German lesen, English lease (“to gather”).
lesan (strong class 5 , auxiliary håm)
From Proto-West Germanic *lesan, from Proto-Germanic *lesaną. The sense “to read”, found throughout North and West Germanic except English, is a semantic loan from Latin legō.
lesan
| infinitive | lesan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | leso, leson | las |
| 2nd person singular | lisis, lisist | lāsi, lāsis |
| 3rd person singular | lisit | las |
| 1st person plural | leson | lāsun |
| 2nd person plural | leset | lāsut |
| 3rd person plural | lesont | lāsun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | lese | lāsi |
| 2nd person singular | leses, lesest | lāsi, lāsis |
| 3rd person singular | lese | lāsi |
| 1st person plural | lesen | lāsin |
| 2nd person plural | leset | lāsit |
| 3rd person plural | lesen | lāsin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | les, lis | |
| plural | leset | |
| participle | present | past |
| lesandi | lesan, gilesan | |
From Proto-West Germanic *lesan, from Proto-Germanic *lesaną.
lesan
| infinitive | lesan | lesenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | lese | læs |
| second person singular | list | lǣse |
| third person singular | list | læs |
| plural | lesaþ | lǣson |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | lese | lǣse |
| plural | lesen | lǣsen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | les | |
| plural | lesaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| lesende | (ġe)lesen | |
From Proto-West Germanic *lesan, from Proto-Germanic *lesaną (“to collect”). The sense “to read”, found throughout North and West Germanic except English, is a semantic loan from Latin legō.
lesan
| infinitive | lesan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | lisu, liso | las |
| 2nd person singular | lisis, lisist | lāri |
| 3rd person singular | lisit | las |
| 1st person plural | lesem, lesemēs | lārum, lārumēs |
| 2nd person plural | leset | lārut |
| 3rd person plural | lesant | lārun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | lese | lāri |
| 2nd person singular | lesēs, lesēst | lārīs, lārīst |
| 3rd person singular | lese | lāri |
| 1st person plural | lesēm, lesemēs | lārīm, lārīmēs |
| 2nd person plural | lesēt | lārīt |
| 3rd person plural | lesēn | lārīn |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | lis | |
| plural | leset | |
| participle | present | past |
| lesanti | gilesan | |
From Proto-West Germanic *lesan, from Proto-Germanic *lesaną. The sense ‘to read’, found throughout North and West Germanic except English, is a semantic loan from Latin legō.
lesan
| infinitive | lesan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | lisu | las |
| 2nd person singular | lisis | lāri |
| 3rd person singular | lisid | las |
| plural | lesad | lārun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | lese | lāri |
| 2nd person singular | leses | lāris |
| 3rd person singular | lese | lāri |
| plural | lesen | lārin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | les | |
| plural | lesad | |
| participle | present | past |
| lisandi | gileran, leran | |