leyfa

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See also: leifa

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse leyfa, from Proto-Germanic *(uz)laubijaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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leyfa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative leyfði, supine leyft)

  1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to allow something, to permit something, to give permission for something
  2. (ditransitive, governs the accusative and dative) to allow somebody something, to permit somebody something, to give somebody permission for something
    • Timothy 2:11-12 (English, Icelandic)
      Konan á að læra í kyrrþey, í allri undirgefni. Ekki leyfi ég konu að kenna eða taka sér vald yfir manninum, heldur á hún að vera kyrrlát.
      A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent.
    Ég leyfði honum að leika sér með boltann.
    I gave him permission to play with his ball.

Conjugation

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Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *laubijaną, whence also Old English līfan, lēfan, lȳfan, Old High German gilouben (believe) and irlouben (allow) (German glauben, erlauben), Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽 (uslaubjan, allow). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (to hold dear; love).

Verb

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leyfa

  1. to allow, permit
  2. to praise
    • c. 825, Bragi “the Old” Boddason, Ragnarsdrápa, stanza 1:
      Vilið, Hrafnketill, heyra,
      hvé hreingróit steini
      Þrúðar skalk ok þengil
      þjófs ilja blað leyfa?
      Do you wish, Hrafnketill, to hear how I shall praise the leaf of the footsoles of the thief of Þrúðr <goddess> [= Hrungnir > SHIELD], bright-planted with colour, and the prince?
    • c. 850, anonymous author, Hávamǫ́l:
      At kveldi skal dag leyfa · konu er brennd er
      mę́ki er reyndr er, · mey er gefin er,
      ís er yfir kømr, · ǫl er drukkit er.
      At evening shall one praise day, a woman when she is burned, a sword when it is tested, a maiden when she is married off, ice when one comes over, ale when it is drunk.
Conjugation
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  • leyfi n (permission)
  • leyfð f (praise)
  • lof n (praise, leave, permission)
Descendants
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  • Icelandic: leyfa
  • Faroese: loyva
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: løyva

References

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  • leyfa”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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leyfa

  1. genitive plural of leyfi