lefsa

English

Noun

lefsa (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of lefse
   • 1988 October 7, John Kennedy, “"Here is the place!"”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     I remember those long minutes, sitting between some Olsons and Hansons, and fixing my mind on the only thing I'd come for: a thin slice of tender Swedish lefsa bread, generously buttered and rolled tight with brown sugar into a soft cylinder of Nordic indulgence.

Anagrams

• A.S.L.E.F., FALSE, Leafs, alefs, false, fasel, feals, fleas, leafs

Icelandic

Etymology

From Norwegian lefse, likely via Danish. Possibly related to hleifur (“loaf”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛfsa/
• Rhymes: -ɛfsa

Noun

lefsa f (genitive singular lefsu, nominative plural lefsur)

1. flatbread, tortilla

Declension

Declension of lefsa (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lefsa	lefsan	lefsur	lefsurnar
accusative	lefsu	lefsuna	lefsur	lefsurnar
dative	lefsu	lefsunni	lefsum	lefsunum
genitive	lefsu	lefsunnar	lefsa	lefsanna