laiier

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably a conflation of Frankish *lattjan (“to hinder, delay”) (from Proto-Germanic *latjaną (“to delay, hinder, stall”), whence archaic English let), *laibijan (“to leave”) / *laibjan (from Proto-Germanic *laibijaną, whence English leave), and *laggjan (“to lay”) (from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną, whence English lay). Compare with laissier. More at relay and delay.

Verb

laiier

  1. to leave (to refrain from taking; to allow to be available)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Descendants
  • Walloon: leyî
  • ⇒ Old French: delaier, delaiier, delayer, deslaier
    • French: délayer
    • → Middle English: delaien
    • → Middle English: dalyen
    • ⇒ Old French: delai, delaie (noun)
      • Middle French: delai

See also
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