lesan
Cimbrian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German lesen, from Old High German lesan. Cognate with German lesen, English lease (“to gather”).
Verb edit
lesan (strong class 5 , auxiliary håm)
Related terms edit
References edit
- 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 edit
Etymology edit
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.
Verb edit
lesan
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants edit
- Middle Dutch: lēsen
Further reading edit
- “lesan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *lesan, from Proto-Germanic *lesaną.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
lesan
Conjugation edit
| 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 edit
- English: lease
Old High German edit
Etymology edit
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.
Verb edit
lesan
Conjugation edit
| 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 edit
- Middle High German: lësen
References edit
- Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014
Old Saxon edit
Etymology edit
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.
Verb edit
lesan
Conjugation edit
| 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 edit
- German Low German: lesen