leasung

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lausungu, from Proto-Germanic *lausungō, equivalent to lēasian +‎ -ung. Cognate with Old High German lōsunga (“redemption, payment, ransom, fraud, deception”), Old Norse lausung (“lying, falsehood”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlæ͜ɑː.sunɡ/, [ˈlæ͜ɑː.zuŋɡ]

Noun

lēasung f

  1. release on giving an equivalent; compensation
  2. lying, vain or frivolous speech, fiction; a false witness or testimony
  3. falsehood, hypocrisy
  4. deception, deceitfulness, trickery

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative lēasung lēasunga, lēasunge
accusative lēasunge lēasunga, lēasunge
genitive lēasunge lēasunga
dative lēasunge lēasungum

Descendants

  • Middle English: lesinge, lesing
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