leilending

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse leiglendingr, from leiguland (“rented ground”).

Noun

leilending m (definite singular leilendingen, indefinite plural leilendinger, definite plural leilendingene)

1. (chiefly historical) a tenant farmer

See also

• leiglending (Nynorsk)

References

• “leilending” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “leilending” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).