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NORWEGIAN BOKMÅL · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

leie.

to rent, hire (use or borrow for payment)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. 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.

noun
  1. rental, rent (agreement that something can be used or borrowed for payment)

    feminine · masculine
  2. rental, rent (the payment itself)

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Danish leje, from Old Norse leiga, from Proto-Germanic *laigǭ. Closely related with etymology 1 above.

noun
  1. the act of lying (down), a certain way thereof

    neuter
  2. a place where someone or something lies

    neuter
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).

verb
  1. to hold hands with, to go hand in hand with (e.g. a child, a lover)

    transitive
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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