lyfting
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse lypting, diminutive of lopt.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lyfting m (definite singular lyftingen, indefinite plural lyftingar, definite plural lyftingane)
- (nautical) a raised deck at the rear of a ship, particularly a Viking ship
- 1894, Per Sivle, Svolder:
- Og Tryggvason høgt i si Lyfting stod […] .
- And Trygveson stood high up on his lyfting […] .
References edit
- “lyfting” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.