leasung

Old English

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈlæ͜ɑː.sunɡ/, [ˈlæ͜ɑː.zuŋɡ]

Noun

lēasung f

1. release on giving an equivalent; compensation
2. lying, vain or frivolous speech, fiction; a false witness or testimony
3. falsehood, hypocrisy
4. deception, deceitfulness, trickery

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	lēasung	lēasunga, lēasunge
accusative	lēasunge	lēasunga, lēasunge
genitive	lēasunge	lēasunga
dative	lēasunge	lēasungum

Related terms

• lēas
• -lēas

Descendants

• Middle English: lesinge, lesing
  • English: leasing
  • Scots: lesing, leising