liesan
Old English
Alternative forms
- lēsan, līsan, lȳsan
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)
- 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
- ālīesan
- ġelīesan
- onlīesan
- tōlīesan
Descendants
- English: lease, leese (from the Anglian equivalent)
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “LĪSAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.