Leyfa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - leyfa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "leyfa" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

leyfa: leyfa, v. (fð) rose, omtale med Berømmelse, = lofa I; at kveldi skal dag leyfa- -, öl, er drukkit er Hm. 80 (81);þat skal leyfa, er liðit er Flat. III, 40936;fagrt skal mæla - sá, er vill fljóðs ástfá, líki leyfa ens ljósa mans Hm. 91 (92);lítt mundir þú leyfa dáð Högna, þá erSigurð vöktu svefni or Ghv. 4 (Hamd. 6);svá þikkir þér -, sem ek mæli eptirTofa þá, er ek leyfi Ólaf konung Fm.V, 32724; jvf Fm. VI, 1084; Bp. I, 48017.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚽᛦᚠᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

v.: Verbum.

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