leyser

Middle English

Alternative forms

• leisier, leysure, leysoure, laysere, laysure, lasere, leaser

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French leisir, laisir, variants of loisir.

Noun

leyser

1. leisure

   Whan that she may hir leyser wel espie. Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.

Descendants

• English: leisure
• Yola: lizure

References

• “leiser, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.