ljå

See also: ljá

Elfdalian

Noun

ljå m

  1. scythe

Inflection
Declension of ljå
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ljå ljån ljåner ljånär
accusative ljå ljån lją̊ ljåną
dative ljå ljåm ljåm ljåm(e)
genitive — — — —

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse lé, genitive ljá.

Noun

ljå m (definite singular ljåen, indefinite plural ljåer, definite plural ljåene)

  1. scythe

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse ljá, oblique cases of nominative lé m. From Proto-Germanic *lewô. The verb is derived from the noun.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /joː/
  • Homophone: hjå

Noun

ljå m (plural ljåen)

  1. a scythe
    Eg skal slipa ljåen.
    I will sharpen the scythe.

Inflection
Historical inflection of ljå
indefinite singular definite singular indefinite plural definite plural
19011 ljaa ljaaen ljaar ljaarne
1965 (current) ljå ljåen ljåar, ljår ljåane, ljårne

Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier. Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen. 1The digraph Aa was superseded by Å in a 1917 orthographic reform.

Derived terms

Verb

ljå (present tense ljår, past tense ljådde, past participle ljådd/ljått, passive infinitive ljåast, present participle ljåande, imperative ljå)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to scythe

References

Anagrams
  • jål
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