ljá

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See also: ljå

Icelandic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse ljá, léa, from Proto-Germanic *līhwaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

ljá (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative léði, supine léð)

  1. (ditransitive, dated) to lend
    Hann ljær henni bókina.
    He lends her the book.

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Jamtish

Etymology

From Old Norse lé, from Proto-Germanic *lewô.

Pronunciation

Noun

ljá m

  1. scythe

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From earlier léa, from Proto-Germanic *līhwaną (“to lend”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- (“to leave”).

Verb

ljá (singular past indicative léði, plural past indicative léðu, past participle léðr)

  1. to lend
  2. to grant, to give
Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • Icelandic: ljá
  • Faroese: líggja

Etymology 2

Probably related to lé m (“scythe”).

Noun

ljá f (genitive ljár)

  1. new-mown grass

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ljá

  1. inflection of lé:
    1. oblique singular
    2. accusative plural
    3. genitive plural

Further reading

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Scanian

Etymology

From Old Norse lé, from Proto-Germanic *lewô.

Pronunciation

Noun

ljá m

  1. scythe
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