løse
Danish
[ˈløːsə]
verb
Definitions
- to solve some problem
- to solve an equation or a set of equations
- to untie e.g. a knot
- to loose, release set loose
- (reflexive) solve itself, sort itself out
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse leysa inherited from Proto-Germanic *lausijaną (make loose, release, set free, loosen).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*lausijaną
Gloss
make loose, release, set free, loosen
Concept
Semantic Field
Possession
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Lösung German
- ablösen German
- auflösen German
- auslösen German
- einlösen German
- erlösen German
- herauslösen German
- loslösen German
- lösen German
- löslich German
- lozen Dutch, Flemish
- lozing Dutch, Flemish
- *lausijaną Proto-Germanic
- løysa Norwegian Nynorsk
- liesan Old English
- lauss Old Norse
- leysa Old Norse
- løs Danish
- løsne Danish
- løsrive Danish
- leysa Icelandic
- lōsen Old High German
- 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- lōsen Old Dutch
- losian Old Saxon
- løsa Old Swedish
- lööjs Westrobothnian
- lausa Gutnish