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aliesan

Pronunciation: /ɑːˈli͜yː.sɑn/

“aliesan” is an Old English word. Its 8 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to detach, remove
  2. to redeem a fault
  3. to release, rescue, free
  4. to expiate, blot out
  5. to discharge, pay
  6. to separate, destroy
  7. to loosen, relax, enfeeble
  8. to return, render

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *uʀlausijan, from Proto-Germanic *uzlausijaną. By surface analysis, ā- + līesan. Cognate with Old Frisian urlēsa, Old Saxon ālōsian, Old Dutch irlōsen, Old High German irlōsen.

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