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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse leysa.
Pronunciation
Verb
løysa (present tense løyser, past tense løyste, past participle løyst, passive infinitive løysast, present participle løysande, imperative løys)
- to loosen
1867, Kristofer Janson, Nokot til at tenkja paa:Kvat skal eg svara, naar Olaf bed meg løysa paa Tungobandet?- What shall I reply, when Olaf asks me to loosen my tongue?
- to solve
Dette løyser i alle fall ikkje problemet vårt.- This will certainly not solve our problem.
- to dissolve
- Saltet hadde løyst seg i væska.
- The salt had dissolved in the liquid.
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