Leiga
Old Norse Dictionary - leiga
Meaning of Old Norse word "leiga"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word leiga can mean:leiga
- leiga
- 1. ð, mod. leigja, [Dan. leje], to hire; leiga e-t at e-m, to hire from a person, Grág. i. 427; útlegð varðar þeim er þiggr lán eða leigir, ef hann veit at fleiri eigu, 437; hinn er landit leigir, who holds the land, Nj. 236; hann leigði land tíu hundruðum, Bs. i. 418; leiga jörð, n. G. l. ii. 105; ok leiga (leigja, v. l.) sér til liðs þarlenzkan her, Stj. 512; hann leigði Þorlaugu garð, Fms. v. 322; leiga kú, n. G. l. i. 24; leigja verk-mann, 219; leiga þræl, 35.
- leiga
- 2. n. rent; only in the phrase, selja at leiga, to lend on interest, Grág. i. 398, 427; þann er léði eðr leiga seldi, 434.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᛁᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)