liesan

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lausijan.

Cognate with Old Saxon lōsian, Dutch lozen, Old High German lōsen (German lösen), Old Norse leysa (Swedish lösa).

Pronunciation

Verb

līesan (West Saxon)

  1. to set free, redeem, release

Conjugation

Conjugation of līesan (weak class 1)
infinitive līesan līesenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular līese līesde
second person singular līesest, līest līesdest
third person singular līeseþ, līest līesde
plural līesaþ līesdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular līese līesde
plural līesen līesden
imperative
singular līes
plural līesaþ
participle present past
līesende (ġe)līesed

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: lease, leese (from the Anglian equivalent)

References

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