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NORWEGIAN BOKMÅL · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

lys.

light (not dark)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

adj/lyːs/[l̺yːs]Fredrikstad, dialectal

  1. light (not dark)

  2. fair, blonde

  3. fair

  4. bright (e.g. person)

    en lys idé
Where this word comes from

From Danish lys, from Old Norse ljóss, from Proto-Germanic *leuhsaz.

noun

  1. light

    neuter · uncountable
    se dagens lys

  2. a light

    countable · neuter
    levende lys, stearinlys
Where this word comes from

From Danish lys, from Old Danish liūs, from Old Norse ljós, Proto-Germanic *leuhsą.

adv/lyːs/[l̺yːs]Fredrikstad, dialectal

  1. light (in colour)

    lys blå
Where this word comes from

From Danish lys, from Old Norse ljóss, from Proto-Germanic *leuhsaz.

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