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Webster 1913 Edition
Leese
Leese
(lēz)
, Verb.
T.
[See
Lose
.] To lose.
[Obs.]
They would rather
leese
their friend than their jest. Lord Burleigh.
Leese
,Verb.
T.
[Cf. F.
léser
, L. laesus
, p. p. of laedere
.] To hurt.
[Obs.]
B. Jonson.
Webster 1828 Edition
Leese
LEESE
,Verb.
T.
LEESE
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2025
leese
leese
English
Verb
leese (third-person singular simple present leeses, present participle leesing, simple past and past participle leesed)
- (obsolete) To lose.
- Lord Burleigh
- They would rather leese their friend than their jest.
- Lord Burleigh
Etymology 2
Old English līesan, from Proto-Germanic *lausijaną. Cognate with Dutch lozen, German lösen, Swedish lösa.
Verb
leese (third-person singular simple present leeses, present participle leesing, simple past and past participle leesed)