Leiga
Old Norse Dictionary - leigaMeaning 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
- u, f. hire, rent, Grág. i. 340, 502, B. K. 9, 41: opp. to instæða (capital), byggja fé á leigu, to let money out on interest, Bs. i. 684; selja kú á leigu, N. G. L. i. 24; reiða leigu af, to pay the rent of, 25; hverr á jörð þá er þú býr á? þér eigit, herra, ok takit leigur af, Fms. viii. 446, Grág. i. 188; leggja leigu eptir höfn, to pay a harbour duty, Fms. xi. 321: of passage money, spurði hvar þat fé væri er hann bauð í leigu undir sik, Nj. 128.
- leiga
- 2. wages; kallask hann engrar leigu makligr, Fms. xi. 428, GpL. 81: of a soldier’s pay, Flóv. 30; lét biskup reiða honum fyrir smíðina mikla leigu, Bs. i. 872, Stj. 561.
- leiga
- 3. in mod. usage, leigur, pL. = a kind of land-rent paid in butter, as the rent of a certain number of kúgildi which belong to each farm.
- leiga
- COMPDS: leiguból, leiguburðr, leigufall, leigufé, leigufærr, leigugenta, leigujörð, leigukona, leigukýr, leiguland, leigulauss, leiguliði, leigumaðr, leigumál, leigumáli, leiguprestr, leigustaðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᛁᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- opp.
- opposed.
- l.
- line.
- pl.
- plural.
- v.
- vide.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- B. K.
- Björgynjar Kálfskinn. (J. II.)
- 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.)
- Flóv.
- Flóvents Saga. (G. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)