toliesan
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Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
tōlīesan (West Saxon)
- (figurative or literal) to release from a bond or bonds
- to break the connection between things; to separate
- to dissolve, dissipate
- to relax, destroy the force of, weaken
- to desolate, destroy
- to undo a bond
- to discharge an obligation; to pay
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of tōlīesan (weak class 1)
infinitive | tōlīesan | tōlīesenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | tōlīese | tōlīesde |
second person singular | tōlīesest, tōlīest | tōlīesdest |
third person singular | tōlīeseþ, tōlīest | tōlīesde |
plural | tōlīesaþ | tōlīesdon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | tōlīese | tōlīesde |
plural | tōlīesen | tōlīesden |
imperative | ||
singular | tōlīes | |
plural | tōlīesaþ | |
participle | present | past |
tōlīesende | tōlīesed |
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- tōlīesing f (“release, dissolution”)
- tōlīesednes f (“dissolution, desolation”)
- tōlīesend m (“destroyer, desolator”)
- tōlīesendlīċ (“destructive, desolating”)
- tōlīesnes f (“dissolution, death”)
Related terms[edit]
- untōlīesende (“inextricable”)
References[edit]
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “TŌLĪSAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.