ljá

See also: ljå

Icelandic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse ljá, léa, from Proto-Germanic *līhwaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ljauː/

  Rhymes: -auː

Verb

ljá (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative léði, supine léð)

1. (ditransitive, dated) to lend

   Hann ljær henni bókina.

   He lends her the book.

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Jamtish

Etymology

From Old Norse lé, from Proto-Germanic *lewô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɑ́ʊː]

Noun

ljá m

1. scythe

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From earlier léa, from Proto-Germanic *līhwaną (“to lend”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- (“to leave”).

Verb

ljá (singular past indicative léði, plural past indicative léðu, past participle léðr)

1. (ditransitive, with genitive and dative) to lend
2. (ditransitive, with genitive and dative) to grant, give

Usage notes

Valency is described as "ljá e-m e-s", or ljá something (genitive) to someone (dative).

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

• lán

Descendants

• Icelandic: ljá
• Faroese: líggja

Etymology 2

Probably related to lé m (“scythe”).

Noun

ljá f (genitive ljár)

1. new-mown grass

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ljá

1. inflection of lé:
   1. oblique singular
   2. accusative plural
   3. genitive plural

References

• ljá in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

Scanian

Etymology

From Old Norse lé, from Proto-Germanic *lewô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jóː]

Noun

ljá m

1. scythe