Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

From Romance, perhaps from Old French leyer, lire, ultimately from Latin legō (read).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

לייענען (léyenen) (past participle געלייענט (geleyent))

  1. to read
    Synonym: (Daytshmerish) לעזן (lezn)

Conjugation edit

Descendants edit

  • Dutch: lajenen
  • English: leyn
  • Hungarian: lejnol