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5 letters · 5 points in Scrabble
Meaning
originFrom Middle English lesen, from Old English *lēosan (only attested in compounds: belēosan, forlēosan, etc.), from Proto-West Germanic *leusan, from Proto-Germanic *leusaną (“to lose”), from Proto-Indo-European *lews- (“to cut; sever; separate; loosen; lose”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0