lefsa

English

Noun

lefsa (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of lefse
   • 1988 October 7, John Kennedy, “"Here is the place!"”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     I remember those long minutes, sitting between some Olsons and Hansons, and fixing my mind on the only thing I'd come for: a thin slice of tender Swedish lefsa bread, generously buttered and rolled tight with brown sugar into a soft cylinder of Nordic indulgence.

Anagrams

• A.S.L.E.F., FALSE, Leafs, alefs, false, fasel, feals, fleas, leafs

Icelandic

Etymology

From Norwegian lefse, likely via Danish. Possibly related to hleifur (“loaf”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛfsa/
• Rhymes: -ɛfsa

Noun

lefsa f (genitive singular lefsu, nominative plural lefsur)

1. flatbread, tortilla

Declension

declension of lefsa

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lefsa	lefsan	lefsur	lefsurnar
accusative	lefsu	lefsuna	lefsur	lefsurnar
dative	lefsu	lefsunni	lefsum	lefsunum
genitive	lefsu	lefsunnar	lefsa	lefsanna