| active voice | |||||||
| present indicative | present subjunctive | ||||||
| 1sg | ek les | 1pl | vér lesum | 1sg | ek lesa | 1pl | vér lesim |
| 2sg | þú less | 2pl | þér lesið | 2sg | þú lesir | 2pl | þér lesið |
| 3sg | hon less | 3pl | þau lesa | 3sg | hon lesi | 3pl | þau lesi |
| preterite indicative | preterite subjunctive | ||||||
| 1sg | ek las | 1pl | vér lásum | 1sg | ek læsa | 1pl | vér læsim |
| 2sg | þú last | 2pl | þér lásuð | 2sg | þú læsir | 2pl | þér læsið |
| 3sg | hon las | 3pl | þau lásu | 3sg | hon læsi | 3pl | þau læsi |
| preterite infinitive | lásu | ||||||
| past participle | f. | lesin | m. | lesinn | n. | lesit | |
| imperative | 2sg | les | 1pl | lesum | 2pl | lesið | |
| middle voice: lesask | |||||||
| present indicative | present subjunctive | ||||||
| 1sg | ek lesumk | 1pl | vér lesumk | 1sg | ek lesumk | 1pl | vér lesimk |
| 2sg | þú lessk | 2pl | þér lesizk | 2sg | þú lesisk | 2pl | þér lesizk |
| 3sg | hon lessk | 3pl | þau lesask | 3sg | hon lesisk | 3pl | þau lesisk |
| preterite indicative | preterite subjunctive | ||||||
| 1sg | ek lásumk | 1pl | vér lásumk | 1sg | ek læsumk | 1pl | vér læsimk |
| 2sg | þú laszk | 2pl | þér lásuzk | 2sg | þú læsisk | 2pl | þér læsizk |
| 3sg | hon lask | 3pl | þau lásusk | 3sg | hon læsisk | 3pl | þau læsisk |
| past participle | n. | lesizk | |||||
| imperative | 2sg | lessk | 1pl | lesumk | 2pl | lesizk | |
PG *lesaną, OE lesan V, ME lēsen, Dutch lezen, German lesen “read.” Cf. sense development of Latin legere. Present variant les.
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