lýja

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliːja/
• Rhymes: -iːja

Etymology 1

From Old Norse lýja, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to cut off, to separate”). Possible cognates include English loose, Latin luō (“to expiate, to pay”), Ancient Greek λῡ́ω (lū́ō, “to loosen”).

Verb

lýja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative lúði, supine lúð)

1. (transitive, with accusative) to tire, to wear out

   Synonym: þreyta

Conjugation

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Derived terms

• lúður (“worn-out”)
• lúi (“exhaustion”)
• lúinn (“tired”)
• lýjandi (“tiring”)

Etymology 2

Of unknown origin.

Noun

lýja f (genitive singular lýju, nominative plural lýjur)

1. rag, tatter

   Synonyms: tuska, pjatla

2. tuft, wisp

   Synonyms: vöndull, visk

Derived terms

• hárlýja (“tuft of hair”)

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Old Norse

Verb

lýja (singular past indicative lúði, plural past indicative lúðu, past participle lúinn)

1. to beat, hammer
2. (transitive) to wear out, tire, exhaust

Conjugation

Conjugation of lýja — active (weak class 1)

infinitive	lýja
present participle	lýjandi
past participle	lúinn
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	lý	lúða
2nd-person singular	lýr	lúðir
3rd-person singular	lýr	lúði
1st-person plural	lýjum	lúðum
2nd-person plural	lýið	lúðuð
3rd-person plural	lýja	lúðu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	lýja	lýða
2nd-person singular	lýir	lýðir
3rd-person singular	lýi	lýði
1st-person plural	lýim	lýðim
2nd-person plural	lýið	lýðið
3rd-person plural	lýi	lýði
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	lý
1st-person plural	lýjum
2nd-person plural	lýið

Conjugation of lýja — mediopassive (weak class 1)

infinitive	lýjask
present participle	lýjandisk
past participle	lýzk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	lýjumk	lúðumk
2nd-person singular	lýsk	lúðisk
3rd-person singular	lýsk	lúðisk
1st-person plural	lýjumsk	lúðumsk
2nd-person plural	lýizk	lúðuzk
3rd-person plural	lýjask	lúðusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	lýjumk	lýðumk
2nd-person singular	lýisk	lýðisk
3rd-person singular	lýisk	lýðisk
1st-person plural	lýimsk	lýðimsk
2nd-person plural	lýizk	lýðizk
3rd-person plural	lýisk	lýðisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	lýsk
1st-person plural	lýjumsk
2nd-person plural	lýizk

Descendants

• Icelandic: lýja

References

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