toliesan

Old English

Alternative forms

tōlēsan, tōlīsan, tōlȳsan

Etymology

Equivalent to tō- +‎ līesan.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

tōlīesan (West Saxon)

(figurative or literal) to release from a bond or bonds
to break the connection between things; to separate
to dissolve, dissipate
to relax, destroy the force of, weaken
to desolate, destroy
to undo a bond
to discharge an obligation; to pay

Conjugation

Conjugation of tōlīesan (weak class 1)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	tōlīesan	tōlīesenne
first person singular	tōlīese	tōlīesde
second person singular	tōlīesest, tōlīest	tōlīesdest
third person singular	tōlīeseþ, tōlīest	tōlīesde
plural	tōlīesaþ	tōlīesdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	tōlīese	tōlīesde
plural	tōlīesen	tōlīesden
imperative
singular	tōlīes
plural	tōlīesaþ
participle	present	past
	tōlīesende	tōlīesed

Synonyms

ġelīesan

Derived terms

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

Related terms

untōlīesende (“inextricable”)

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “TŌLĪSAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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