From Middle English lesen, from Old English *lēosan (only attested in compounds: belēosan, forlēosan, etc.), from Proto-Germanic *leusaną, from Proto-Indo-European *lews-.
From Middle English lesen, from Old English lȳsan, līesan, from Proto-Germanic *lausijaną. Cognate with Dutch lozen, German lösen, Swedish lösa.
Compare French léser, Latin laesus.
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