ljóss

Icelandic

Noun

ljóss

1. indefinite genitive singular of ljós

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *leuhsaz.

Adjective

ljóss

1. light, bright
2. bright, shining
3. light-coloured, fair
4. clear, evident, plain

Declension

    Strong declension of ljóss

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ljóss	ljós	ljóst
accusative	ljósan	ljósa	ljóst
dative	ljósum	ljóssi	ljósu
genitive	ljóss	ljóssar	ljóss
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ljósir	ljósar	ljós
accusative	ljósa	ljósar	ljós
dative	ljósum	ljósum	ljósum
genitive	ljóssa	ljóssa	ljóssa

    Weak declension of ljóss

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ljósi	ljósa	ljósa
accusative	ljósa	ljósu	ljósa
dative	ljósa	ljósu	ljósa
genitive	ljósa	ljósu	ljósa
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ljósu	ljósu	ljósu
accusative	ljósu	ljósu	ljósu
dative	ljósum	ljósum	ljósum
genitive	ljósu	ljósu	ljósu

Derived terms

• ofljóst

Descendants

• Icelandic: ljós
• Faroese: ljósur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: ljos
• Elfdalian: liuos
• Old Swedish: liūs
  • Swedish: ljus
• Danish: lys
  • Norwegian Bokmål: lys
    • → Norwegian Nynorsk: lys

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “ljóss”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 276; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857

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