Luxembourgish edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German abelegen, from Proto-Germanic *abalagjaną; equivalent to of- +‎ leeën. Compare German ablegen, Dutch afleggen, English offlay.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

ofleeën (third-person singular present leet of, past participle ofgeluecht or ofgeluet, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive) to give up, to renounce
  2. (transitive) to take (a vow or oath)
  3. (intransitive) to set sail, to cast off

Conjugation edit

Regular, separable
infinitive ofleeën
participle ofgeluecht
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular leeën of
2nd singular lees of lee of
3rd singular leet of
1st plural leeën of
2nd plural leet of leet of
3rd plural leeën of
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Synonyms edit