onliesan

Old English

Alternative forms

• onlēsan, onlīsan, onlȳsan, unlēsan, unlīsan, unlīesan, unlȳsan

Etymology

Equivalent to on- +‎ līesan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /onˈli͜yː.sɑn/, [onˈli͜yː.zɑn]

Verb

onlīesan (West Saxon)

1. (literal or figurative) to unloose bonds
2. to release, deliver, liberate

Conjugation

Conjugation of onlīesan (weak class 1)

infinitive	onlīesan	onlīesenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	onlīese	onlīesde
second person singular	onlīesest, onlīest	onlīesdest
third person singular	onlīeseþ, onlīest	onlīesde
plural	onlīesaþ	onlīesdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	onlīese	onlīesde
plural	onlīesen	onlīesden
imperative
singular	onlīes
plural	onlīesaþ
participle	present	past
	onlīesende	onlīesed

Synonyms

• ālīesan

Derived terms

• onlīesnes f (“redemption”)

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ONLĪSAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “UNLĪSAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.