ljá

ljá

See also: ljå

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ljauː/

  Rhymes: -auː

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.

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Jamtish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɑ́ʊː]

Noun

ljá m

1. scythe

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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. (ditransitive, with genitive and dative) to lend
2. (ditransitive, with genitive and dative) to grant, give

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

• lán

Descendants

• Icelandic: ljá
• Faroese: líggja

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

ljá

1. inflection of lé m (“scythe”)
   1. oblique singular of lé
   2. accusative plural of lé
   3. genitive plural of lé

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Scanian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jóː]

Noun

ljá m

1. scythe