deshar

Ladino

Etymology

From Old Spanish lexar (compare Spanish dejar, alejar), from Latin laxāre, present active infinitive of laxō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɛˈʃar]

Verb

deshar (Latin spelling)

1. to leave
   • 2000, David Altabé, “Ay koza triste en ser Sefaradi”, in Esther Benbassa, editor, Les Sépharades en littérature, page 164:

     Ay koza triste en ser Sefaradi,
     i pensar en las sivdades ke deshi,
     las glories del pasado ke pedri,
     i la soledad en ke me kayi

     There is something sad in being Sephardi
     and thinking of the cities that I've left,
     the glories of the past that I've lost
     and the loneliness into which I've fallen

2. to let