leysa

Icelandic

Cognate with Dutch lozen, English loose (from Old Norse lauss), obsolete English leese (from Old English līesan), German lösen; also Danish løse, Faroese loysa, Norwegian Bokmål løse/løyse, Norwegian nynorsk løyse/løysa and Swedish lösa.

leysa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative leysti, supine leyst)

to loosen [with accusative]
Synonym: losa
to resolve, to solve, to unravel [with accusative]
Synonyms: ráða, ráða fram úr, finna lausn, finna lausn á

Ég er að reyna að leysa þetta vandamál.
I am trying to solve this problem.
to untie, to extricate, unfasten [with accusative]
Synonym: losa
(impersonal, of snow) with various meanings, e.g. of snow thawing
Snjóinn leysir. þolfallsfrumlag (“an accusative subject”)
The snow is thawing.

Móðurinni leystist höfn. þágufallsfrumlag (“a dative subject”)
The mother lost her unborn child.

*leysa* – active voice (*germynd*)
		present nútíð	past þátíð	present nútíð	past þátíð
infinitive nafnháttur		að leysa
supine sagnbót		leyst
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		leysandi

		indicative framsöguháttur		subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
singular	ég	leysi	leysti	leysi	leysti
	þú	leysir	leystir	leysir	leystir
	hann, hún, það	leysir	leysti	leysi	leysti
plural	við	leysum	leystum	leysum	leystum
	þið	leysið	leystuð	leysið	leystuð
	þeir, þær, þau	leysa	leystu	leysi	leystu

		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	leys (þú), leystu
plural	þið	leysið (þið), leysiði¹

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

*leysast* – mediopassive voice (*miðmynd*)
		present nútíð	past þátíð	present nútíð	past þátíð
infinitive nafnháttur		að leysast
supine sagnbót		leyst
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		leysandist (rare; see appendix)

		indicative framsöguháttur		subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
singular	ég	leysist	leystist	leysist	leystist
	þú	leysist	leystist	leysist	leystist
	hann, hún, það	leysist	leystist	leysist	leystist
plural	við	leysumst	leystumst	leysumst	leystumst
	þið	leysist	leystust	leysist	leystust
	þeir, þær, þau	leysast	leystust	leysist	leystust

		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	leyst (þú), leystu
plural	þið	leysist (þið), leysisti¹

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

*leystur* — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
strong declension (sterk beyging)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	leystur	leyst	leyst	leystir	leystar	leyst
accusative (þolfall)	leystan	leysta	leyst	leysta	leystar	leyst
dative (þágufall)	leystum	leystri	leystu	leystum	leystum	leystum
genitive (eignarfall)	leysts	leystrar	leysts	leystra	leystra	leystra

weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
weak declension (veik beyging)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	leysti	leysta	leysta	leystu	leystu	leystu
accusative (þolfall)	leysta	leystu	leysta	leystu	leystu	leystu
dative (þágufall)	leysta	leystu	leysta	leystu	leystu	leystu
genitive (eignarfall)	leysta	leystu	leysta	leystu	leystu	leystu