"lesen" meaning in German Low German

See lesen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *lesaną. Cognate with Dutch Low Saxon leazn, lezen; Plautdietsch läsen; German lesen; Dutch lezen. Etymology templates: {{inh|nds-de|gem-pro|*lesaną}} Proto-Germanic *lesaną, {{cog|nds-nl|leazn}} Dutch Low Saxon leazn, {{cog|pdt|läsen}} Plautdietsch läsen, {{cog|de|lesen}} German lesen, {{cog|nl|lezen}} Dutch lezen Head templates: {{head|nds-de|verb|past singular|lees|past participle|leest|or|gelesen|auxiliary verb|hebben}} lesen (past singular lees, past participle leest or gelesen, auxiliary verb hebben) Forms: lees [past, singular], leest [participle, past], gelesen [participle, past], hebben [auxiliary], no-table-tags [table-tags], lesen [infinitive], lees [first-person, present, singular], lees [first-person, preterite, singular], leess [present, second-person, singular], leesst [present, second-person, singular], leess [preterite, second-person, singular], leesst [preterite, second-person, singular], lees [present, singular, third-person], leest [present, singular, third-person], lees [preterite, singular, third-person], leest [plural, present], leesen [plural, present], lesen [plural, preterite], lees [imperative, singular], leese [imperative, singular], leest [imperative, plural], lesen [participle, present], leest [participle, past], eleest [participle, past], geleest [participle, past], no-table-tags [table-tags], lesen [infinitive], lees [first-person, present, singular], lees [first-person, preterite, singular], liss [present, second-person, singular], lisst [present, second-person, singular], leess [preterite, second-person, singular], leesst [preterite, second-person, singular], lis [present, singular, third-person], list [present, singular, third-person], lees [preterite, singular, third-person], leest [plural, present], leesen [plural, present], lesen [plural, preterite], lees [imperative, singular], leest [imperative, plural], lesen [participle, present], lesen [participle, past], elesen [participle, past], gelesen [participle, past], leesen [alternative], lësen [alternative], lëse [alternative]
  1. (transitive or intransitive) to read Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-lesen-nds-de-verb-OQnC8LFq
  2. (rare, dated, transitive or intransitive) to gather up Tags: dated, intransitive, rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-lesen-nds-de-verb-d0bOb4tS Categories (other): Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 4 6 3 58 4 3 10 4 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 4 2 71 3 2 7 2 3 3

Alternative forms

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          "text": "Hest du de Daagbläder vunmorgen leest?",
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "past"
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    },
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      "form": "leesen",
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    },
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      "form": "lësen",
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          "english": "Did you read the newspapers this morning?",
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare, dated, transitive or intransitive) to gather up"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "intransitive",
        "rare",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lesen"
}

Download raw JSONL data for lesen meaning in German Low German (5.6kB)

{
  "called_from": "parser/304",
  "msg": "HTML tag <div> not properly closed",
  "path": [
    "lesen"
  ],
  "section": "German Low German",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "lesen",
  "trace": "started on line 147, detected on line 147"
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </div>",
  "path": [
    "lesen"
  ],
  "section": "German Low German",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "lesen",
  "trace": ""
}

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