läsa

Swedish

/ˈlɛːˌsa/

verb-reg
Definitions
  • to read; to interpret written information
  • to read; to make a study of (usually at a university)
  • to read; to interpret a meaning

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish læsa inherited from Old Norse lesa (read, collect, gather) inherited from Proto-Germanic *lesaną (gather, collect) derived from Proto-Indo-European *les- (gather, collect, pick).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*les-

Gloss

gather, collect, pick

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