Old English · adjective

lysu

Part of speech: adjective
IPA: /ˈly.su/
[ˈly.zu]
Syllables: ˈly · su (2 syllables)
Modern English: corrupt depravity evil base

lysu1 · adjective

Senses

evil; base, corrupt
false

Declension

Strong declension of lysu
Singular
	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	lysu lyso	lysu lyso	lysu lyso
Accusative	lysone	lyswe	lysu lyso
Genitive	lyswes	lysore	lyswes
Dative	lyswum	lysore	lyswum
Instrumental	lyswe	lysore	lyswe
Plural
Nominative	lyswe	lyswa lyswe	lysu lyso
Accusative	lyswe	lyswa lyswe	lysu lyso
Genitive	lysora	lysora	lysora
Dative	lyswum	lyswum	lyswum
Instrumental	lyswum	lyswum	lyswum

Weak declension of lysu
Singular
	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	lyswa	lyswe	lyswe
Accusative	lyswan	lyswan	lyswe
Genitive	lyswan	lyswan	lyswan
Dative	lyswan	lyswan	lyswan
Instrumental	lyswan	lyswan	lyswan
Plural
Nominative	lyswan	lyswan	lyswan
Accusative	lyswan	lyswan	lyswan
Genitive	lysora lyswena	lysora lyswena	lysora lyswena
Dative	lyswum	lyswum	lyswum
Instrumental	lyswum	lyswum	lyswum

lysu2 · noun · neuter

Senses

an evil deed, a depravity

73. Ġif frīwīf locbore leswæs hwæt ġedēþ, XXX sċll' ġebēte.

73. If a freewoman with long hair commits a misdeed, she shall pay 30 shillings in compensation.
Laws of King Æþelberht

Declension · strong wa-stem

Declension of lysu
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lysu	lysu
Accusative	lysu	lysu
Genitive	lyswes	lyswa
Dative	lyswe	lyswum

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-West Germanic *lusiu, from Proto-Germanic *lusiwaz. Alternatively, from Proto-West Germanic *lasiu, from Proto-Germanic *lasiwaz (“weak, unreliable, false”). Akin to Old English lyswen (“corrupt, purulent”), Old English lēas (“false, lax”), Old Norse lasinn (“limpy, weak”), las in lasmeyr (“wretched, frail”).

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