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Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *laistijan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛːs.ti.ɑn/, /ˈlɛi̯s.ti.ɑn/
Verb
lēstian
- to do, accomplish
gilēstid an thesumu liohte, sō ik for thesun liudiun gespriku- done in the light, so I speak to these people
(Heliand, verse 4351)
- to obey (+ dat)
- them uuīha uuīsa lēstean: To obey the holy wise.
Conjugation
Conjugation of lēstian (weak class 1)
Descendants