lysu

Old English

Alternative forms

lesu

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lasiwą, *lasiwaz, *laskaz (“weakness, vice; weak, false”), from Proto-Indo-European *las- (“weak”). Akin to Old English lyswen (“corrupt, purulent”), Old English lēas (“false, lax”), Old Norse lasinn (“limpy, weak”), Old Norse las in lasmeyr (“wretched, frail”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlyzu/

Noun

lysu n

an evil deed

Declension

Declension of lysu (strong wa-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	lysu	lysu
accusative	lysu	lysu
genitive	lyswes	lyswa
dative	lyswe	lyswum

Adjective

lysu

evil; base, corrupt
false

Related terms

lyswen

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