leysa 1 (long stem) “loosen, untie”

“set free, redeem, release; absolve; save; push off; set out; pay; buy out; fulfill; solve, answer; end; dissolve, break up; send off (with gifts)”

highly frequent

transitive/impersonal transitive (acc)

active voice
present indicative present subjunctive
1sg ek leysi 1pl vér leysum 1sg ek leysa 1pl vér leysim
2sg þú leysir 2pl þér leysið 2sg þú leysir 2pl þér leysið
3sg hon leysir 3pl þau leysa 3sg hon leysi 3pl þau leysi
preterite indicative preterite subjunctive
1sg ek leysta 1pl vér leystum 1sg ek leysta 1pl vér leystim
2sg þú leystir 2pl þér leystuð 2sg þú leystir 2pl þér leystið
3sg hon leysti 3pl þau leystu 3sg hon leysti 3pl þau leysti
preterite infinitive leystu
past participle f. leyst m. leystr n. leyst
imperative 2sg leys 1pl leysum 2pl leysið
middle voice: leysask
present indicative present subjunctive
1sg ek leysumk 1pl vér leysumk 1sg ek leysumk 1pl vér leysimk
2sg þú leysisk 2pl þér leysizk 2sg þú leysisk 2pl þér leysizk
3sg hon leysisk 3pl þau leysask 3sg hon leysisk 3pl þau leysisk
preterite indicative preterite subjunctive
1sg ek leystumk 1pl vér leystumk 1sg ek leystumk 1pl vér leystimk
2sg þú leystisk 2pl þér leystuzk 2sg þú leystisk 2pl þér leystizk
3sg hon leystisk 3pl þau leystusk 3sg hon leystisk 3pl þau leystisk
past participle n. leyszk
imperative 2sg leyssk 1pl leysumk 2pl leysizk

PG *lausijaną, OE lȳsan 1, ME lēsen, Dutch lozen “discharge (of water); dump,” German lösen.

assimilation

Corpus search: present active / preterite active / present reflexive / preterite reflexive

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