Leifa

Old Norse Dictionary - leifa

Meaning of Old Norse word "leifa" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

leifa Old Norse word can mean:

leifa: ð, [Ulf. bi-laibjan = περιλείπειν; A. S. lyfan; Engl. leave; O. H. G. liban; Germ. b-leiben; cp. Dan. levne, Swed. lämna, Lat. linquere, Gr. λείπειν]:—to leave a heritage; hann leifði honum lönd ok lausa-fé, Rb. 318.

leifa: 2. to relinquish; vér höfurn leift fyrir þínar sakir allt þat er vér áttum, Flóv. 28; ek mun þann kost taka, at leifa konungs-nafn heldr en berjask, FmS. xi. 222; þeir leifðu skipin í Raumsdal, vii. 291; eða sýnisk yðr at leifa skipin ok ganga á land, viii. 214.

leifa: 3. to leave out; ef menn leifa nokkut orð í kviðum eða vættum, Grág. i. 138; ok hafa þat allt er hizug leifir (thus the vellum, not leyfir) eðr glöggra er, and adopt whatever has been left out in the other book or what is clearer, 7.

leifa: 4. to leave, of food; fjórir hleifar ok þar með slátr, ok leifir hann þess ekki, FmS. iv. 246:—reflex., eigi skal nokkurr hlutr af lambinu leifask, ef nokkut vætta leifisk svá at ekki verðr etið, þá skulu þér þat í eldi brenna, Stj. 280.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᛁᚠᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Gr.: Greek.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Flóv.: Flóvents Saga. (G. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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