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Old English · verb

liesan

Normalised līesan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈli͜yː.sɑn/
[ˈli͜yː.zɑn]
Syllables
ˈli͜yː · sɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
redeemleesereleaselease

Meaning

  1. to set free, redeem, release

Conjugation

Conjugation of liesan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular līeselīesde
2nd singular līesestlīestlīesdest
3rd singular līeseþlīestlīesde
Plural līesaþlīesdon
Subjunctive
Singular līeselīesde
Plural līesenlīesden
Non-finite forms of liesan
Form
Infinitive līesan
Inflected infinitive līesenne
Imperative singular līes
Imperative plural līesaþ
Present participle līesende
Past participle līesedġelīesed

All forms (16)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lausijan. Cognate with Old Saxon lōsian, Dutch lozen, Old High German lōsen (German lösen), Old Norse leysa (Swedish lösa).

Descendants

lease, leese

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