Leiga

Old Norse Dictionary - leiga

Meaning of Old Norse word "leiga" in English.

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

leiga Old Norse word can mean:

leiga: 1. ð, mod. leigja, [Dan. leje], to hire; leiga e-t at e-m, to hire from a person, Grág. i. 427; útlegð varðar þeim er þiggr lán eða leigir, ef hann veit at fleiri eigu, 437; hinn er landit leigir, who holds the land, Nj. 236; hann leigði land tíu hundruðum, Bs. i. 418; leiga jörð, n. G. l. ii. 105; ok leiga (leigja, v. l.) sér til liðs þarlenzkan her, Stj. 512; hann leigði Þorlaugu garð, Fms. v. 322; leiga kú, n. G. l. i. 24; leigja verk-mann, 219; leiga þræl, 35.

leiga: 2. n. rent; only in the phrase, selja at leiga, to lend on interest, Grág. i. 398, 427; þann er léði eðr leiga seldi, 434.

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

Similar entries:

Leiga (II)

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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