Icelandic

edit

Etymology

edit

From Old Norse leyfi, from Proto-Germanic *laubiją.

Pronunciation

edit

Noun

edit

leyfi n (genitive singular leyfis, nominative plural leyfi)

  1. leave, permission, consent, authorisation
    Umsókn um leyfi til að setja sérlyf á markað.
    An application for authorisation to place a proprietary medicinal product on the market.
  2. licence, permit
  3. vacation

Declension

edit

Synonyms

edit

Derived terms

edit
edit

Old Norse

edit

Etymology

edit

From Proto-Germanic *laubiją. Related to leyfa, from Proto-Germanic *laubijaną. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (to hold dear, love).

Noun

edit

leyfi n (genitive leyfis)

  1. permission, leave

Declension

edit

Descendants

edit
  • Icelandic: leyfi
  • Faroese: loyvi
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: løyve
  • Norwegian Bokmål: løyve

References

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