leyser

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Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

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

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

leyser

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

Descendants[edit]

English: leisure
Yola: lizure

References[edit]

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

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