lýsa

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See also: lysa, łysa, and łysą

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse lýsa, from Proto-Germanic *liuhsijaną, derived from *leuhsaz (light, adjective) and/or *leuhsą (light, noun).

Pronunciation

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Verb

lýsa (third person singular past indicative lýsti, third person plural past indicative lýstu, supine lýst)

  1. to shine, to illuminate

lýsa fyri degi

  1. to dawn

lýsa upp

  1. to show, display

Conjugation

Conjugation of lýsa (group v-2)
infinitive lýsa
supine lýst
participle (a39)1 lýsandi lýstur
present past
first singular lýsi lýsti
second singular lýsir lýsti
third singular lýsir lýsti
plural lýsa lýstu
imperative
singular lýs!
plural lýsið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Derived terms

Further reading

"lýsa" at Sprotin.fo

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse lýsa, from Proto-Germanic *liuhsijaną, derived from *leuhsaz (light, adjective) and/or *leuhsą (light, noun).

Verb

lýsa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative lýsti, supine lýst)

  1. to describe
    Geturðu lýst þessu fyrir mér í smáatriðum?
    Can you describe this to me in detail?
  2. (intransitive) to give off light; glow, shine
  3. (impersonal) to grow brighter (i.e. ambient light increases)
    Synonym: birta
  4. to light someone’s way
  5. to light, to illuminate, to brighten
  6. to lighten (make lighter in color)
  7. to declare
  8. to illuminate (to decorate a manuscript)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Noun

lýsa f (genitive singular lýsu, nominative plural lýsur)

  1. (zoology) whiting
Declension