See also: lysa, łysa, and łysą

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse lýsa, from Proto-Germanic *liuhsijaną, derived from *leuhsaz (light, adjective) and/or *leuhsą (light, noun).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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lýsa (third person singular past indicative lýsti, third person plural past indicative lýstu, supine lýst)

  1. to shine, to illuminate

lýsa fyri degi

  1. to dawn

lýsa upp

  1. to show, display

Conjugation

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Conjugation of lýsa (group v-2)
infinitive lýsa
supine lýst
participle (a39)1 lýsandi lýstur
present past
first singular lýsi lýsti
second singular lýsir lýsti
third singular lýsir lýsti
plural lýsa lýstu
imperative
singular lýs!
plural lýsið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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"lýsa" at Sprotin.fo

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse lýsa, from Proto-Germanic *liuhsijaną, derived from *leuhsaz (light, adjective) and/or *leuhsą (light, noun).

Verb

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lýsa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative lýsti, supine lýst)

  1. (with dative object) to describe
    Geturðu lýst þessu fyrir mér í smáatriðum?
    Can you describe this to me in detail?
  2. (intransitive) to give off light; glow, shine
  3. (impersonal) to grow brighter (i.e. ambient light increases)
  4. (with dative object) to light someone’s way
  5. (with accusative object) to light, to illuminate, brighten
  6. (with accusative object) to lighten (make lighter in color)
  7. to declare
  8. (with accusative object) to illuminate (decorate a manuscript)
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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lýsa f (genitive singular lýsu, nominative plural lýsur)

  1. (zoology) whiting
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