leese

Meaning

Verb

Origin

  • 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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