losna 2 “come loose”

“break up, fragment; leave, depart”

common

intransitive

active voice
present indicative present subjunctive
1sg ek losna 1pl vér losnum 1sg ek losna 1pl vér losnim
2sg þú losnar 2pl þér losnið 2sg þú losnir 2pl þér losnið
3sg hon losnar 3pl þau losna 3sg hon losni 3pl þau losni
preterite indicative preterite subjunctive
1sg ek losnaða 1pl vér losnuðum 1sg ek losnaða 1pl vér losnaðim
2sg þú losnaðir 2pl þér losnuðuð 2sg þú losnaðir 2pl þér losnaðið
3sg hon losnaði 3pl þau losnuðu 3sg hon losnaði 3pl þau losnaði
preterite infinitive losnuðu
past participle f. losnuð m. losnaðr n. losnat
imperative 2sg losna 1pl losnum 2pl losnið
middle voice: losnask
present indicative present subjunctive
1sg ek losnumk 1pl vér losnumk 1sg ek losnumk 1pl vér losnimk
2sg þú losnask 2pl þér losnizk 2sg þú losnisk 2pl þér losnizk
3sg hon losnask 3pl þau losnask 3sg hon losnisk 3pl þau losnisk
preterite indicative preterite subjunctive
1sg ek losnuðumk 1pl vér losnuðumk 1sg ek losnuðumk 1pl vér losnaðimk
2sg þú losnaðisk 2pl þér losnuðuzk 2sg þú losnaðisk 2pl þér losnaðizk
3sg hon losnaðisk 3pl þau losnuðusk 3sg hon losnaðisk 3pl þau losnaðisk
past participle n. losnazk
imperative 2sg losnask 1pl losnumk 2pl losnizk

PG *lusnōną; or derived from a strong past participle ON *losinn representing an unprefixed reflex of PG *fraluzanaz, OE forluren, ME forlōren/forlōsen, MnE forlorn; cf. ON losa 2 “loosen, detach.” Either derivation involves the adjective PG *lausaz, ON lauss “loose,” OE lēas “loose; false, deceitful,” ME lēse “false, deceptive,” Dutch loos (now primarily) “false (as in ‘alarm’); pointless,” Dutch, German los “loose.” That adjective derives from the strong verb PG *farleusaną, OE forlēosan II, ME forlēsen, surviving in MnE forlorn, Dutch verliezen, German verlieren “lose.” The ON adjective gave rise to ME lōs, MnE loose. The verb OE losian 2 “perish; escape,” ME lōsen “lose,” MnE lose derives from the noun OE los (PG *lusą, ME ls, MnE loss).

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