forleosan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to lose
- to destroy
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *fraleusaną (lose) prefix from Old English *lēosan.
Origin
Old English
*lēosan
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *leu- Proto-Indo-European
- *lewHs- Proto-Indo-European
- *fraleusaną Proto-Germanic
- *fraluzanaz Proto-Germanic
- *leusaną Proto-Germanic
- *lēosan Old English
- forlēosan Old English
- lesen Middle English
- firliosan Old High German
- 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *firliosan Old Dutch
- farliesan Old Dutch
- vorliesen Middle Low German
- farliosan Old Saxon
- forliasa Old Frisian
- forliāsa Old Frisian