toliesan

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Equivalent to tō- +‎ līesan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /toːˈli͜yː.sɑn/, [toːˈli͜yː.zɑn]

Verb

tōlīesan (West Saxon)

  1. (figuratively or literally) to release from a bond or bonds
  2. to break the connection between things; to separate
  3. to dissolve, dissipate
  4. to relax, destroy the force of, weaken
  5. to desolate, destroy
  6. to undo a bond
  7. to discharge an obligation; to pay

Conjugation
Conjugation of tōlīesan (weak class 1)
infinitive tōlīesan tōlīesenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular tōlīese tōlīesde
2nd-person singular tōlīesest, tōlīest tōlīesdest
3rd-person singular tōlīeseþ, tōlīest tōlīesde
plural tōlīesaþ tōlīesdon
subjunctive present past
singular tōlīese tōlīesde
plural tōlīesen tōlīesden
imperative
singular tōlīes
plural tōlīesaþ
participle present past
tōlīesende tōlīesed

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • tōlīesing f (“release, dissolution”)
  • tōlīesednes f (“dissolution, desolation”)
  • tōlīesend m (“destroyer, desolator”)
  • tōlīesendlīċ (“destructive, desolating”)
  • tōlīesnes f (“dissolution, death”)
  • untōlīesende (“inextricable”)

Further reading
  • TŌLĪSAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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