lesan
Cimbrian
Alternative forms
- lèzan (Sette Comuni)
Etymology
From Middle High German lesen, from Old High German lesan, from Proto-Germanic *lesaną (“to gather, collect”). Cognate with German lesen, English lease (“to gather”).
Verb
lesan (strong class 5 , auxiliary håm)
- (Luserna) to read
Related terms
- aulesan
References
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *lesaną. The sense “to read”, found throughout North and West Germanic except English, is a semantic loan from Latin legō.
Verb
lesan
- to gather, to collect
- to read
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: lēsen
- Dutch: lezen
- Afrikaans: lees
- Berbice Creole Dutch: lesi
- Javindo: lesen
- Jersey Dutch: lêze
- Negerhollands: lees
- → Arawak: alesedin
- → Aukan: leisi
- →? Mahican: lesówu
- → Papiamentu: lesa, leza
- → Saramaccan: lési
- → Sranan Tongo: leisi
- → Caribbean Javanese: lési
- → Galibi Carib: resimary
- Limburgish: laeze, leuze
- Dutch: lezen
Further reading
- “lesan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *lesaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈle.sɑn/, [ˈle.zɑn].
Verb
lesan
- to gather, collect
Conjugation
infinitive | lesan | lesenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | lese | læs |
second person singular | list | lǣre |
third person singular | list | læs |
plural | lesaþ | lǣron |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | lese | lǣre |
plural | lesen | lǣren |
imperative | ||
singular | les | |
plural | lesaþ | |
participle | present | past |
lesende | (ġe)leren |
Descendants
- English: lease
Old High German
Etymology
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.
Verb
lesan
- to read, to read aloud
- to examine
- to collect
Conjugation
infinitive | lesan | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | lisu | las |
2nd person singular | lisis | lāri |
3rd person singular | lisit | las |
1st person plural | lesem, lesemes | lārum, lārumes |
2nd person plural | leset | lārut |
3rd person plural | lesant | lārun |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st person singular | lese | lāri |
2nd person singular | leses | lāris |
3rd person singular | lese | lāri |
1st person plural | lesem, lesemes | lārim, lārimes |
2nd person plural | leset | lārit |
3rd person plural | lesen | lārin |
imperative | present | |
singular | lis | |
plural | leset | |
participle | present | past |
lesanti | gilesan |
Descendants
- Middle High German: lësen
- Alemannic German: läse, lääse
- Bavarian:
- Cimbrian: lesan, lèzan
- Central Franconian:
- Hunsrik: lese
- German: lesen
- Luxembourgish: liesen
- Rhine Franconian:
- Pennsylvania German: lese
- Vilamovian: łaoza
References
- Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *lesaną. The sense ‘to read’, found throughout North and West Germanic except English, is a semantic loan from Latin legō.
Verb
lesan
- to gather, collect
- to read
Conjugation
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 |
Descendants
- German Low German: lesen