Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse lýja, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (to cut off, to separate). Possible cognates include English loose, Latin luō (to expiate, to pay), Ancient Greek λῡ́ω (lū́ō, to loosen).

Verb

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lýja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative lúði, supine lúð)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to tire, to wear out
    Synonym: þreyta
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Etymology 2

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Unknown.

Noun

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lýja f (genitive singular lýju, nominative plural lýjur)

  1. rag, tatter
    Synonyms: tuska, pjatla
  2. tuft, wisp
    Synonyms: vöndull, visk
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Old Norse

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Etymology

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Verb

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lýja (singular past indicative lúði, plural past indicative lúðu, past participle lúinn)

  1. to beat, hammer
  2. (transitive) to wear out, tire, exhaust

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: lýja

References

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  • lyja”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press