Old English · noun
leasere
Normalised lēasere
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong ja-stem
- IPA
- /ˈlæ͜ɑː.se.re/[ˈlæ͜ɑː.ze.re]
- Syllables
- ˈlæ͜ɑː · se · re (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- phonyfakerfeignshypocritejesteractsbuffoonfeign
Meaning
-
a false or phony person; hypocrite
-
one who acts or feigns; a faker; buffoon; jester
Declension
All forms (5)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *lausārī, equivalent to lēas (“falsehood”) + -ere. Cognate with Old High German lōsāri (“liar; cheater”).
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