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lēasungum

deceit-dat.pl

Attested in Aelfric's Colloquy 2
Lemma: lēasung 'deceit' (oe-dat-pl)

lēasung

N (fem, o-stem)

release on giving an equivalent; compensation; lying, vain or frivolous speech, fiction; a false witness or testimony; falsehood, hypocrisy; deception, deceitfulness, trickery

originates from: PGmc *lausungō 'releasing, liberation; removal' (lausungō > lausungū > lausungu > lausung > lēasung) through pgmc-to-oe
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