læs

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Danish

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Etymology 1

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From Old Danish las, læs, from Old Norse hlass n, from Proto-Germanic *hlassą (load), cognate with Norwegian lass, Swedish lass. The Danish form has taken over the vowel from the verb læsse. The Germanic noun is derived from the verb *hlaþaną (to load), hence Old Norse hlaða (to stack), Danish lade.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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læs n (singular definite læsset, plural indefinite læs)

  1. load, lot
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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læs

  1. imperative of læse

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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læs

  1. imperative of læsse

Icelandic

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Etymology

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See lesa (to read)

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Adjective

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læs (comparative læsari, superlative læsastur)

  1. literate (able to read)
  2. insightful, perceptive

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Anagrams

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Old English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-West Germanic *lāsu.

Noun

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lǣs f

  1. pasture
    • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
      Hit is weliġ þis ēalond on wæstmum ⁊ on trēowum misenlīcra cynna; ⁊ hit is ġesċræpe on lǣwe sċēapa ⁊ nēata; ⁊ on sumum stōwum wīnġeardas grōwaþ.
      This island is rich in fruits and trees of various kinds; and it is suitable for the pasture of sheep and cattle; and in some places vineyards grow.
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Germanic *laisiz (smaller, lesser, fewer, lower), from Proto-Indo-European *leys- (to shrink, grow thin, become small, be gentle); see also Old Frisian lēs (less), Old Saxon lēs (less).

Adverb

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lǣs

  1. less
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