leasung
Old English edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
lēasung f
- release on giving an equivalent; compensation
- lying, vain or frivolous speech, fiction; a false witness or testimony
- falsehood, hypocrisy
- deception, deceitfulness, trickery
Declension edit
Declension of leasung (strong ō-stem)