leyfi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse leyfi, from Proto-Germanic *laubiją.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleiːvɪ/

  Rhymes: -eiːvɪ

Noun

leyfi n (genitive singular leyfis, nominative plural leyfi)

1. 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.

2. licence, permit
3. vacation

Synonyms

• (vacation): frí

Derived terms

• bessaleyfi
• skáldaleyfi

Related terms

• leyfa

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *laubiją. Related to leyfa, from Proto-Germanic *laubijaną. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“to hold dear, love”).

Noun

leyfi n (genitive leyfis)

1. permission, leave

Declension

  Declension of leyfi (strong ija-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	leyfi	leyfit	leyfi	leyfin
accusative	leyfi	leyfit	leyfi	leyfin
dative	leyfi	leyfinu	leyfum	leyfunum
genitive	leyfis	leyfisins	leyfa	leyfanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: leyfi
• Faroese: loyvi
• Norwegian Nynorsk: løyve
• Norwegian Bokmål: løyve

References

• “leyfi”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press