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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/lausēn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *laus (“loose, false”) + *-ēn.
Verb
*lausēn
- to be deceitful, sly
- to act flatteringly
Inflection
| Class 3 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *lausēn | |
| 1st sg. past | *laus?dā | |
| Infinitive | *lausēn | |
| Genitive infin. | *lausēnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *lausēnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *lausēniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *lausē | *laus?dā |
| 2nd singular | *lausēs | *laus?dēs, *laus?dēs |
| 3rd singular | *lausēþ | *laus?dē, *laus?dā |
| 1st plural | *lausēm | *laus?dum |
| 2nd plural | *lausēþ | *laus?dud |
| 3rd plural | *lausēnþ | *laus?dun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *lausē | *laus?dī |
| 2nd singular | *lausēs | *laus?dī |
| 3rd singular | *lausē | *laus?dī |
| 1st plural | *lausēm | *laus?dīm |
| 2nd plural | *lausēþ | *laus?dīd |
| 3rd plural | *lausēn | *laus?dīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *lausē | |
| Plural | *lausēþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *lausēndī | *laus?d |
Descendants
- Old Saxon: *lōson
- Middle Low German: lōsen
- Old High German: lōsēn
- Middle High German: lōsen