-leis

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See also: leis, and léis

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse -leiðis, genitive of leiði.

Suffix

-leis

  1. suffix used to create words describing in which manner something is.

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse -leiðis, genitive of leiði.

Suffix

-leis

  1. suffix used to create words describing in which manner something is; e.g. korleis ("how"), soleis ("thus"), annleis ("different")

Derived terms

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