leifa

See also: leyfa

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse leifa, from Proto-Germanic *laibijaną. Compare Faroese leiva, Danish levne, English leave.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈleiːva]
    Rhymes: -eiːva
    Homophone: leyfa

Verb

leifa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative leifði, supine leift)

  1. (with dative) to leave (food) uneaten

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.