liesan

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈli͜yː.sɑn/, [ˈli͜yː.zɑn]

Verb

līesan (West Saxon)

  1. to set free, redeem, release

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

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

References

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