toliesan

Old English

Alternative forms

• tōlēsan, tōlīsan, tōlȳsan

Etymology

Equivalent to tō- +‎ līesan.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

tōlīesan (West Saxon)

1. (figurative or literal) to release from a bond or bonds
2. to break the connection between things; to separate
3. to dissolve, dissipate
4. to relax, destroy the force of, weaken
5. to desolate, destroy
6. to undo a bond
7. to discharge an obligation; to pay

Conjugation

Conjugation of tōlīesan (weak class 1)

infinitive	tōlīesan	tōlīesenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	tōlīese	tōlīesde
second person singular	tōlīesest, tōlīest	tōlīesdest
third person singular	tōlīeseþ, tōlīest	tōlīesde
plural	tōlīesaþ	tōlīesdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	tōlīese	tōlīesde
plural	tōlīesen	tōlīesden
imperative
singular	tōlīes
plural	tōlīesaþ
participle	present	past
	tōlīesende	tōlīesed

Synonyms

• ġelīesan

Derived terms

• tōlīesing f (“release, dissolution”)
• tōlīesednes f (“dissolution, desolation”)
• tōlīesend m (“destroyer, desolator”)
• tōlīesendlīċ (“destructive, desolating”)
• tōlīesnes f (“dissolution, death”)

Related terms

• untōlīesende (“inextricable”)

References

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