leyser

Middle English

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

Noun

leyser

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

Descendants

English: leisure
Yola: lizure

References

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

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