leysa

Icelandic

/ˈleiːsa/

verb-weak
Definitions
  • (transitive) to loosen
  • (transitive) to resolve, to solve, to unravel
  • (transitive) to untie, to extricate, unfasten
  • (impersonal) with various meanings, e.g. of snow thawing

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse leysa derived from Proto-Germanic *lausijaną (make loose, release, set free, loosen).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*lausijaną

Gloss

make loose, release, set free, loosen

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