lefteros

• lefteroj — Calabria
• leftheros — Piana, obsolete

Borrowed from Greek λευτερώνω (lefteróno), variant of ελευθερώνω (eleftheróno).

lefteros (aorist lefterosa, participle lefterosur) (dialectal, Tosk, Sicily)

1. (transitive) to free (esp. from sin)

   Synonym: liroj

   • 1592, Lekë Matranga, Embsuame e Chræsteræ [E mbsuame e Krështerë], Rome: G. Facciotto, page 4:

     Saa ſcerbiſe ianæ chrij tæ Chriſterit ſe tæ vignæ endæ tæ ſoſurit tæ tij tæ leftheroſætæ.

     [Sā shërbise janë hrī Krishterit se të vinjë ëndë të sosurit të tij të leftherosetë?]

     How many things are necessary for a Christian to reach his goal and free himself?

   • 1827, Vangjel Meksi, Δγιάτα ἐ ῥέ [Dhjata e re], Matthew 1:21, page 3:

     σὲ ψὲ ἀῒ δ̇ὸ τὲ̰ λεφτερόσγε̰ λαὸν’ ἐτιγ γκὰ φάγετ’ ἐτοῦρε.

     [sepse ai do të lefterosjë laon' e tij nga fajet' e ture.]

     because he will free his people from their sins.

2. (Piana, intransitive) to resurrect, revive

   Synonym: ringjallem

• Mann (1948), page 240a: “lefter-í” → “-os”
• Gerbino (2010), page 70: “lefterós”
• Kamsi (2000), page 142a: “lefteros”
• Giordano (1963), page 223b: “lefterònj”, “lefteròs-ënj”