ljóss

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Icelandic

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Noun

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ljóss

  1. indefinite genitive singular of ljós

Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *leuhsaz.

Adjective

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ljóss

  1. light, bright
  2. bright, shining
  3. light-coloured, fair
  4. clear, evident, plain

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: ljós
  • Faroese: ljósur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ljos
  • Elfdalian: liuos
  • Old Swedish: liūs
  • Danish: lys
    • Norwegian Bokmål: lys
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: lys

References

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  • Entry "ljóss" on page 276 in: Geir T. Zoëga "A Concise Dictionary of Old Islandic", Oxford at the Claredon Press (1910).