Leiga
Old Icelandic Dictionary - leigaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "leiga" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
leiga Old Icelandic word can mean:
- leiga
- I)
- leiga
- (-ða, -ðr), v. to hire, rent; ~ e-t at e-m, to hire from a person.
- leiga
- II)
- leiga
- f.
- leiga
- 1) hire, rent, opp. to innstœða (capital); byggja fé á leigu, to let money out at interest; leggja leigu eptir höfn, to pay a harbour duty;
- leiga
- 2) wages, pay (kallast hann engrar leigu makligr).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᛁᚴᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- e-t
- eitthvat.
- e-m
- einhverjum.
- f.
- feminine.
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