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"etymology_text": "From bessi + leyfi. The etymology is not clear, but \"bessi\" likely means bear (cf. the Icelandic bersi (“bear”)) so the literal meaning would be \"to take the permission of a bear\" as bears do not ask for permission. Alternatively it may be derived from an unknown story about some man named Bessi.",
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]
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},
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"definite",
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"examples": [
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"english": "Individuals there have taken the liberty of charging people who come to view this unique natural site.",
"text": "Einstaklingar á svæðinu hafa tekið sér það bessaleyfi að rukka fólk sem kemur til að skoða þessa einstöku náttúruperlu.https://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2014/03/28/likir_gjaldtokunni_vid_thjofnad/",
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},
{
"english": "Two police officers made themselves a cup of tea in his kitchen without permission.",
"text": "Tveir lögreglumenn tóku sér bessaleyfi til að laga te í eldhúsi hans.https://www.mbl.is/greinasafn/grein/482892/",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to take the liberty of doing something, to do something without asking for permission"
],
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"take the liberty",
"take the liberty"
]
],
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"(idiomatic, in að taka sér bessaleyfi) to take the liberty of doing something, to do something without asking for permission"
],
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"in að taka sér bessaleyfi"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "spyrja hvorki kóng né prest"
}
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],
"word": "bessaleyfi"
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"form": "bessaleyfið",
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"definite",
"nominative",
"singular"
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{
"form": "bessaleyfi",
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"indefinite",
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"form": "bessaleyfi",
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"indefinite",
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"form": "bessaleyfinu",
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"genp": "bessaleyfa",
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"nomp": "bessaleyfi",
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}
],
"lang": "Icelandic",
"lang_code": "is",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
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"Icelandic compound terms",
"Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
"Icelandic lemmas",
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"Icelandic nouns",
"Icelandic terms with usage examples",
"Icelandic uncountable nouns"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "Individuals there have taken the liberty of charging people who come to view this unique natural site.",
"text": "Einstaklingar á svæðinu hafa tekið sér það bessaleyfi að rukka fólk sem kemur til að skoða þessa einstöku náttúruperlu.https://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2014/03/28/likir_gjaldtokunni_vid_thjofnad/",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "Two police officers made themselves a cup of tea in his kitchen without permission.",
"text": "Tveir lögreglumenn tóku sér bessaleyfi til að laga te í eldhúsi hans.https://www.mbl.is/greinasafn/grein/482892/",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to take the liberty of doing something, to do something without asking for permission"
],
"links": [
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"take the liberty",
"take the liberty"
]
],
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"(idiomatic, in að taka sér bessaleyfi) to take the liberty of doing something, to do something without asking for permission"
],
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"in að taka sér bessaleyfi"
],
"tags": [
"idiomatic",
"neuter",
"no-plural"
]
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "spyrja hvorki kóng né prest"
}
],
"word": "bessaleyfi"
}
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"path": [
"bessaleyfi"
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"section": "Icelandic",
"subsection": "noun",
"title": "bessaleyfi",
"trace": ""
}
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