Leasing

Definitions

1. A lie; the act of lying, falsehood.
   archaic
2. gerund of lease
   countable, form-of, gerund, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“fy on þi lawe / For al by lesynges þow lyuest · and lecherouse werkes.”

“Then ren they with leſinges, and blow⟳ them about, With, ‘He wrate ſuche a bil withouten dout’, With, ‘I can tel you what ſuch a man ſaid, And you knew all ye would be ill apayd’.”

“Shewes, visions, sooth-sayes, and prophesies; / And all that fained is, as leasings, tales, and lies.”

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