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For lese the OED has links to leash, lease, leach (obs. thin strips of meat) and the verb leese.
From the definition of the obsolete verb leese:
[A Com. Teut. strong vb.: OE. -léosan, only in compounds, beléosan, forléosan (-léas, -luron, -loren) corresponds to OFris. ur-liasa, OS. far-liosan (Du. ver-liezen), OHG. vir-liosan (MHG. verliesen, mod.G. verlieren, influenced by the pa. tense and pa. pple.), Goth. fra-liusan; other derivatives of the root (*leus-: laus-: los-) are leasing n., -less, loose a. and v., lose v., loss.
The root *leus- is usually regarded as an extension of the *leu-, *lu- in Gr. kÊ-eim, L. so-lv-Sre to loosen.]
1. trans. = lose, in its various senses; to part with or be parted from by misadventure, through change in conditions, etc.; to be deprived of; to cease to possess; to fail to preserve, or maintain; to fail to gain or secure; to fail to profit by, to spend (time) unprofitably; to use (labour) to no advantage. Also refl. a. In present stem.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Lost the meaning? Anshul Gupta 02/26/02 08:52 PM Re: Lost the meaning? tsuwm 02/26/02 08:55 PM Re: Lost the meaning? Anshul Gupta 02/26/02 09:04 PM Re: Lost the meaning? wwh 02/26/02 09:05 PM . Max Quordlepleen 02/26/02 09:18 PM Re: Lost the meaning? hev 02/26/02 09:36 PM Re: Lost the meaning? Keiva 02/27/02 01:20 AM Re: Lost the meaning? Rouspeteur 02/27/02 01:53 AM Re: Lost the meaning? Keiva 02/27/02 02:06 AM
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