ljá

From Old Norse léa, ljá, from Proto-Germanic *līhwaną.

• IPA^(key): /ljauː/

  Rhymes: -auː

ljá (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative léði, supine léð)

1. (ditransitive, dated) to lend

   Hann ljær henni bókina.

   He lends her the book.

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

From Old Norse lé, from Proto-Germanic *lewô.

• IPA^(key): [jɑ́ʊː]

ljá m

1. scythe

From earlier léa, from Proto-Germanic *līhwaną (“to lend”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- (“to leave”).

ljá (singular past indicative léði, plural past indicative léðu, past participle léðr)

1. (ditransitive, with genitive and dative) to lend
2. (ditransitive, with genitive and dative) to grant, give

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

• lán

See the etymology of the main entry.

ljá

1. inflection of lé m (“scythe”)
   1. oblique singular of lé
   2. accusative plural of lé
   3. genitive plural of lé

From Old Norse lé, from Proto-Germanic *lewô.

• IPA^(key): [jóː]

ljá m

1. scythe