leysur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse lauss, from Proto-Germanic *lausaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛiːsʊɹ/

  Rhymes: -ɛiːsʊɹ

Adjective

leysur (comparative leysari, superlative leysastur)

1. loose
2. free
3. untethered

Inflection

Declension of leysur (a2)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	leysur	leys	leyst
accusative	leysan	leysa	leyst
dative	leysum	leysari	leysum
genitive	leys	leysar/ leysrar	leys
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	leysir	leysar	leys
accusative	leysar	leysar	leys
dative	leysum	leysum	leysum
genitive	leysa/ leysra	leysa/ leysra	leysa/ leysra

See also

• -leysur

Further reading

• Jóhan Hendrik W. Poulsen et al. (1998) “leysur”, in Føroysk orðabók [Faroese Dictionary] (in Faroese), Tórshavn: Føroya Fróðskaparfelag