leit

See also: Leit and lèit

Bourguignon

Etymology

From a variation of Old French lit, from Latin lectus.

Noun

leit m (plural leits)

1. bed

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leiːt/
• Rhymes: -eiːt

Noun

leit f (genitive singular leitar, nominative plural leitir)

1. search, look
2. roundup of sheep

Declension

declension of leit

f-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	leit	leitin	leitir	leitirnar
accusative	leit	leitina	leitir	leitirnar
dative	leit	leitinni	leitum	leitunum
genitive	leitar	leitarinnar	leita	leitanna

Derived terms

• atvinnuleit (“job hunt, job search”)
• fjársjóðsleit (“treasure hunt”)
• lóðleit (“depth-first search”)
• páskaeggjaleit (“Easter egg hunt”)

Related terms

• leita (“to search”)

Verb

leit

1. first/third-person singular past indicative of líta

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Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑɪ̯t/

Etymology 1

Inflected form of leiden.

Verb

leit

1. inflection of leiden:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person plural present indicative
   3. second-person singular/plural imperative

Etymology 2

Inflected form of leien.

Verb

leit

1. inflection of leien:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

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Middle English

Noun

leit

1. Alternative form of leyt

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Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

leit

1. neuter singular of lei

Verb

leit

1. imperative of leite

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse leit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛit/ (example of pronunciation)

Noun

leit (indeclinable?)

1. search; a look for

   Kva er du på leit etter?

   What are you looking for?

Etymology 2

Verb

leit

1. past tense of lita and lite
2. imperative of leita and leite

References

• “leit” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

• (Umeå) IPA^(key): /²leɪ̯ːt/
• (Burträsk) IPA^(key): /²le̞ɪ̯ːt/
• (Skellefteå) IPA^(key): /²lɑ̈ɪ̯ːt/

  Rhymes: -èɪ̯ːt

Etymology 1

Like Old Norse -leitt, -leitr, leit and the below word derived from Old Norse líta (“to see.”) See also lett.

Noun

leit n

1. appearance and fineness of face and flesh; complexion, skin colour
2. colour in general

Etymology 2

From Old Norse leita, from Proto-Germanic *wlaitōną.

Verb

leit (preterite leitt)

1. to look for, seek, search for

   lejt koȯm

   to search for (the) cows