aliesan

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *uʀlausijan, from Proto-Germanic *uzlausijaną. By surface analysis, ā- +‎ līesan. Cognate with Old Frisian urlēsa, Old Saxon ālōsian, Old Dutch irlōsen, Old High German irlōsen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑːˈli͜yː.sɑn/, [ɑːˈli͜yː.zɑn]

Verb

ālīesan (West Saxon)

  1. to detach, remove
  2. to redeem a fault
  3. (intransitive) to release, rescue, free
    from something (with a case, or, with æt, fram, or of)

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • ālīesing f (“redemption”)
  • ālīesednes f (“redemption, ransom”)
  • ālīesend m (“redeemer, liberator”)
  • ālīesendlīċ (“loosing”)
  • ālīesnes f (“redemption”)
  • lēas (“loose, void, false”)

Descendants

  • Middle English: alesen

References

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