Leysa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - leysa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "leysa" in Norwegian.

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

leysa
leysa, f. betegner som sidste Halvdel af etsammensat Ord, at der fattes den Tingsom betegnes ved dets første Halvdel,f. Ex. endileysa, lokleysa, málleysa,og af saadanne sammensatte Ord fore-kommer flere som Stedsnavne, f. Ex.hrossleysa EJb. 7224. 28311; mjölleysaEJb. 21428; tyrðuleysa EJb. 1171.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚽᛦᛋᛆ
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:

f.
Feminin.

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