leasung
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Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *lausungu, from Proto-Germanic *lausungō, equivalent to lēasian + -ung. Cognate with Old High German lōsunga (“redemption, payment, ransom, fraud, deception”), Old Norse lausung (“lying, falsehood”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]lēasung f
- release on giving an equivalent; compensation
- lying, vain or frivolous speech, fiction; a false witness or testimony
- falsehood, hypocrisy
- deception, deceitfulness, trickery
Declension
[edit]Declension of lēasung (strong ō-stem)
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