lese

English

/liːz/

verb
Definitions
  • (obsolete) To lose.
  • (obsolete) To destroy.
  • (obsolete) To forsake or abandon.

Etymology

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

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*lewHs-

Gloss

sever, lose, cut loose, loose, cut

Concept
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Possession

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