Old English · verb
leasian
Normalised lēasian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /ˈlæ͜ɑː.si.ɑn/[ˈlæ͜ɑː.zi.ɑn]
- Syllables
- ˈlæ͜ɑː · si · ɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- falsify
Meaning
-
to lie (tell lies); falsify
Conjugation
All forms (15)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *lausēn. Equivalent to lēas (“false”) + -ian.
Descendants
lease
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