lesan

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Cimbrian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Verb

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lesan (strong class 5 , auxiliary håm)

  1. (Luserna) to read
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References

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Old Dutch

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Etymology

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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

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lesan

  1. to gather, to collect
  2. to read

Inflection

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • lesan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈle.sɑn/, [ˈle.zɑn].

Verb

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lesan

  1. to gather, collect

Conjugation

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Descendants

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Old High German

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Etymology

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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

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lesan

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

Conjugation

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Descendants

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References

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

Old Saxon

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Etymology

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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

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lesan

  1. to gather, collect
  2. to read

Conjugation

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Descendants

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