leese

English

/liːz/

verb
Definitions
  • (obsolete) To lose.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English lesen (lose) inherited from Old English *lēosan inherited from Proto-Germanic *leusaną (lose, go) derived from Proto-Indo-European *lews- (separate, cut, lose, sunder, loosen, loose, sever).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*lews-

Gloss

separate, cut, lose, sunder, loosen, loose, sever

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