ljå

See also: ljá

Elfdalian

Noun

ljå m

1. scythe

Inflection

Declension of ljå

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ljå	ljån	ljåner	ljånär
accusative	ljå	ljån	lją̊	ljåną
dative	ljå	ljåm	ljåm	ljåm(e)
genitive	—	—	—	—

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse lé, genitive ljá.

Noun

ljå m (definite singular ljåen, indefinite plural ljåer, definite plural ljåene)

1. scythe

References

• “ljå” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse ljá, oblique cases of nominative lé m. From Proto-Germanic *lewô. The verb is derived from the noun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ljɔː/, /jɔː/
• Homophone: hjå (second pronunciation)

Noun

ljå m (definite singular ljåen, indefinite plural ljår or ljåar, definite plural ljårne or ljåane)

1. a scythe

   Eg skal slipa ljåen.

   I will sharpen the scythe.

Inflection

  Declension of ljå (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	ljå	ljåen	ljår, ljåar	ljårne, ljåane
compound-genitive	ljås-	―	ljå-	―

Derived terms

• mannen med ljåen

Verb

ljå (present tense ljår, past tense ljådde, past participle ljått/ljådd, passive infinitive ljåast, present participle ljåande, imperative ljå)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to scythe

References

• “ljå” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• jål