Unloose
/ʌnˈluːs/noun
To release, free, or make loose; to let go.
Did you know?In older English, unloose was a real, ordinary verb for releasing something, and its power comes from the ancient Germanic root behind words like loose, lose, and even leash.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*leu-
“to loosen, divide, separate”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*lausaz
“loose, free, empty”
Old English
English
unlǣsan
“to release, free, let loose”
Middle English
English
unlosen
“to loosen, release”
Modern English
English
unloose
“to release or set free”