leyfi
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse leyfi, from Proto-Germanic *laubiją.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
leyfi n (genitive singular leyfis, nominative plural leyfi)
- 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.
- licence, permit
- vacation
Declension edit
declension of leyfi
Synonyms edit
- (vacation): frí
Derived terms edit
Related terms 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)
Declension edit
Declension of leyfi (strong ija-stem)
Descendants edit
References edit
- “leyfi”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press