leasing
Etymology 1
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Etymology 1
From Middle English lesing, leasung, from Old English lēasung, from Proto-West Germanic *lausungu, from Proto-Germanic *lausungō, equivalent to
- IPA: /ˈliːzɪŋ/
leasing (plural leasings)
- (archaic) A lie; the act of lying, falsehood.
- c. 1370–1390, [William Langland], “[Passus II]”, in The Vision of Pierce Plowman [...], London: […] Roberte Crowley, […], published 1550, →OCLC ↗:
- fy on þi lawe / For al by lesynges þow lyuest · and lecherouse werkes.
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- 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto IX”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC ↗:
- Shewes, visions, sooth-sayes, and prophesies; / And all that fained is, as leasings, tales, and lies.
From Middle English lesing, leesing, lesinge, equivalent to
- Present participle of lease
From
- IPA: /ˈliːsɪŋ/
- Present participle and gerund of lease
leasing
- Gerund of lease
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