lesan
Cimbrian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German lesen, from Old High German lesan. Cognate with German lesen, English lease (“to gather”).
Related terms
References
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *lesan, from Proto-Germanic *lesaną. The sense “to read”, found throughout North and West Germanic except English, is a semantic loan from Latin legō.
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: lēsen
Further reading
- “lesan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *lesan, from Proto-Germanic *lesaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈle.sɑn/, [ˈle.zɑn].
Conjugation
| infinitive | lesan | lesenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | lese | læs |
| second person singular | list | lǣre |
| third person singular | list | læs |
| plural | lesaþ | lǣron |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | lese | lǣre |
| plural | lesen | lǣren |
| imperative | ||
| singular | les | |
| plural | lesaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| lesende | (ġe)leren | |
Descendants
- English: lease
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *lesan, from Proto-Germanic *lesaną (“to collect”). The sense “to read”, found throughout North and West Germanic except English, is a semantic loan from Latin legō.
Conjugation
| infinitive | lesan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | lisu, liso | las |
| 2nd person singular | lisis, lisist | lāri |
| 3rd person singular | lisit | las |
| 1st person plural | lesem, lesemēs | lārum, lārumēs |
| 2nd person plural | leset | lārut |
| 3rd person plural | lesant | lārun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | lese | lāri |
| 2nd person singular | lesēs, lesēst | lārīs, lārīst |
| 3rd person singular | lese | lāri |
| 1st person plural | lesēm, lesemēs | lārīm, lārīmēs |
| 2nd person plural | lesēt | lārīt |
| 3rd person plural | lesēn | lārīn |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | lis | |
| plural | leset | |
| participle | present | past |
| lesanti | gilesan | |
Descendants
References
- Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *lesan, from Proto-Germanic *lesaną. The sense ‘to read’, found throughout North and West Germanic except English, is a semantic loan from Latin legō.
Conjugation
| infinitive | lesan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | lisu | las |
| 2nd person singular | lisis | lāri |
| 3rd person singular | lisid | las |
| plural | lesad | lārun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | lese | lāri |
| 2nd person singular | leses | lāris |
| 3rd person singular | lese | lāri |
| plural | lesen | lārin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | les | |
| plural | lesad | |
| participle | present | past |
| lisandi | gileran, leran | |
Descendants
- German Low German: lesen