lesan

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• lèzan (Sette Comuni)

Etymology

From Middle High German lesen, from Old High German lesan. Cognate with German lesen, English lease (“to gather”).

Verb

lesan (strong class 5 , auxiliary håm)

1. (Luserna) to read

Related terms

• aulesan

References

• 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

Etymology

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

lesan

1. to gather, to collect
2. to read

Inflection

Conjugation of lesan (strong class 5)

infinitive	lesan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	leso, leson	las
2nd person singular	lisis, lisist	lāsi, lāsis
3rd person singular	lisit	las
1st person plural	leson	lāsun
2nd person plural	leset	lāsut
3rd person plural	lesont	lāsun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	lese	lāsi
2nd person singular	leses, lesest	lāsi, lāsis
3rd person singular	lese	lāsi
1st person plural	lesen	lāsin
2nd person plural	leset	lāsit
3rd person plural	lesen	lāsin
imperative	present
singular	les, lis
plural	leset
participle	present	past
	lesandi	lesan, gilesan

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: lēsen
  • Dutch: lezen
    • Afrikaans: lees
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: lesi
    • Javindo: lesen
    • Jersey Dutch: lêze
    • Negerhollands: lees
    • → Lokono: alesedin
    • →? Mahican: lesówu
    • → Papiamentu: lesa, leza
    • → Sranan Tongo: leisi
      • Aukan: leisi
      • Saramaccan: lési
      • → Caribbean Javanese: lési
      • → Kari'na: resima
  • Limburgish: laeze, leuze

Further reading

• “lesan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lesan, from Proto-Germanic *lesaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈle.sɑn/, [ˈle.zɑn].

Verb

lesan

1. to gather, collect

Conjugation

Conjugation of lesan (strong class 5)

infinitive	lesan	lesenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	lese	læs
second person singular	list	lǣse
third person singular	list	læs
plural	lesaþ	lǣson
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	lese	lǣse
plural	lesen	lǣsen
imperative
singular	les
plural	lesaþ
participle	present	past
	lesende	(ġe)lesen

Descendants

• Middle English: lesen
  • English: lease

Old High German

Etymology

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

lesan

1. to read, to read aloud
2. to examine
3. to collect

Conjugation

Conjugation of lesan (strong class 5)

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

• Middle High German: lësen
  • Alemannic German: läse, lääse
  • Bavarian: lesn

    Cimbrian: lesan, lèzan (Sette Comuni)

  • Central Franconian:

    Hunsrik: lese

  • German: lesen
  • Luxembourgish: liesen
  • Rhine Franconian:

    Pennsylvania German: lese

  • Vilamovian: łaoza

References

1. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014

Old Saxon

Etymology

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

lesan

1. to gather, collect
2. to read

Conjugation

Conjugation of lesan (strong class 5)

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

• German Low German: lesen