Leifa

Old Icelandic Dictionary - leifa

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "leifa" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

leifa Old Icelandic word can mean:

leifa
(-ða, -ðr), v.
leifa
1) to leave (food) over; to leave as heritage (hann leifði honum löng ok lausa-fé);
leifa
2) to leave behind, relinquish, abandon (þeir leifðu skipin í Raumsdal).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᛁᚠᛅ

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