leyfi
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse leyfi, from Proto-Germanic *laubiją.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editleyfi n (genitive singular leyfis, nominative plural leyfi)
- leave, permission, consent, authorisation
- Umsókn um leyfi til að setja sérlyf á markað.
- An application for authorisation to place a proprietary medicinal product on the market.
- licence, permit
- vacation
- Synonym: frí
Declension
editDerived terms
editRelated terms
editOld Norse
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *laubiją. Related to leyfa, from Proto-Germanic *laubijaną. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“to hold dear, love”).
Noun
editleyfi n (genitive leyfis)
Declension
edit Declension of leyfi (strong ija-stem)
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “leyfi”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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