laîssi
Norman
Etymology
From Old French lesser, laisier (“to let, let go, leave”), partly from Latin laxō, laxāre (“relax, loosen”), partly from or influenced by Old High German lāzan (“to let, let go, leave”), from Proto-Germanic *lētaną (“to let, leave, leave alone”), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁d- (“to leave, let”).
Pronunciation
Audio (Jersey): (file)
Verb
laîssi
Derived terms
- laîssi corrompre (“to take bribes”)
- laîssi paître ès coucous (“to leave fallow”)
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