onliesan

Old English

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *andalausijan, equivalent to on- +‎ līesan. Cognate with Old High German inlōsen, intlōsen (“to loosen, release”).

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

Derived terms

  • onlīesnes f (“redemption”)

Descendants

  • Middle English: unlesen

References

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