leie.
to rent, hire (use or borrow for payment)
Meaning & usage
to rent, hire (use or borrow for payment)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Danish leje, from Old Norse leiga, from Proto-Germanic *laigijaną.
rental, rent (agreement that something can be used or borrowed for payment)
rental, rent (the payment itself)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Danish leje, from Old Norse leiga, from Proto-Germanic *laigǭ. Closely related with etymology 1 above.
the act of lying (down), a certain way thereof
a place where someone or something lies
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Danish leje, from Old Norse lægi, from Proto-Germanic *lēgiją. Compare prefixed Middle High German gelæge (German Gelege).
to hold hands with, to go hand in hand with (e.g. a child, a lover)
Where this word comes from
From dialectal Norwegian, from Old Norse leiða, from Proto-Germanic *laidijaną. Doublet of lede (“to lead”).
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