Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse leyna, from Proto-Germanic *laugnijaną, whence also German leugnen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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leyna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative leyndi, supine leynt)

  1. (transitive or ditransitive, governs the dative, or accusative and dative) to hide, conceal (something [dat.] from someone [acc.])
    Synonyms: fela, dylja, hylja

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