"leyfa" meaning in Icelandic

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Verb

IPA: /ˈleiːva/
Rhymes: -eiːva Etymology: From Old Norse leyfa, from Proto-Germanic *(uz)laubijaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|is|non|leyfa}} Old Norse leyfa, {{inh|is|gem-pro|*laubijaną|*(uz)laubijaną}} Proto-Germanic *(uz)laubijaną Head templates: {{head|is|verb|weak verb||third-person singular past indicative|leyfði||{{{22}}}|supine|leyft||{{{33}}}|cat2=weak verbs|head=}} leyfa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative leyfði, supine leyft) Forms: leyfði [indicative, past, singular, third-person], leyft [supine], no-table-tags [table-tags], leyfður [masculine, nominative, singular], leyfð [feminine, nominative, singular], leyft [neuter, nominative, singular], leyfðir [masculine, nominative, plural], leyfðar [feminine, nominative, plural], leyfð [neuter, nominative, plural], leyfðan [accusative, masculine, singular], leyfða [accusative, feminine, singular], leyft [accusative, neuter, singular], leyfða [accusative, masculine, plural], leyfðar [accusative, feminine, plural], leyfð [accusative, neuter, plural], leyfðum [dative, masculine, singular], leyfðri [dative, feminine, singular], leyfðu [dative, neuter, singular], leyfðum [dative, masculine, plural], leyfðum [dative, feminine, plural], leyfðum [dative, neuter, plural], leyfðs [genitive, masculine, singular], leyfðrar [feminine, genitive, singular], leyfðs [genitive, neuter, singular], leyfðra [genitive, masculine, plural], leyfðra [feminine, genitive, plural], leyfðra [genitive, neuter, plural], leyfði [masculine, nominative, singular], leyfða [feminine, nominative, singular], leyfða [neuter, nominative, singular], leyfðu [masculine, nominative, plural], leyfðu [feminine, nominative, plural], leyfðu [neuter, nominative, plural], leyfða [accusative, masculine, singular], leyfðu [accusative, feminine, singular], leyfða [accusative, neuter, singular], leyfðu [accusative, masculine, plural], leyfðu [accusative, feminine, plural], leyfðu [accusative, neuter, plural], leyfða [dative, masculine, singular], leyfðu [dative, feminine, singular], leyfða [dative, neuter, singular], leyfðu [dative, masculine, plural], leyfðu [dative, feminine, plural], leyfðu [dative, neuter, plural], leyfða [genitive, masculine, singular], leyfðu [feminine, genitive, singular], leyfða [genitive, neuter, singular], leyfðu [genitive, masculine, plural], leyfðu [feminine, genitive, plural], leyfðu [genitive, neuter, plural]
  1. to allow, to permit, to give permission for [with accusative ‘something’] Tags: weak
    Sense id: en-leyfa-is-verb-mijNiZg6 Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Old Norse entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Old Norse entries with incorrect language header: 31 30 20 15 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 21 23 24 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 21 23 24 11
  2. to allow, to permit, to give (someone) permission for [with dative ‘someone’, along with accusative ‘something’ or að (+ infinitive) ‘to do something’] Tags: weak
    Sense id: en-leyfa-is-verb-IqKdPdex Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Old Norse entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Old Norse entries with incorrect language header: 31 30 20 15 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 21 23 24 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 21 23 24 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: leyfi
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          "english": "A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent.",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyfðum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyfðum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyfðum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyfðs",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyfðrar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyfðs",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyfðra",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyfðra",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyfðra",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyfði",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyfða",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyfða",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyfðu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyfðu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyfðu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyfða",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyfðu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyfða",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyfðu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyfðu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyfðu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyfða",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyfðu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyfða",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyfðu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyfðu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyfðu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyfða",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyfðu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyfða",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyfðu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyfðu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyfðu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "10": "leyft",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{33}}}",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "weak verb",
        "4": "",
        "5": "third-person singular past indicative",
        "6": "leyfði",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{22}}}",
        "9": "supine",
        "cat2": "weak verbs",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "leyfa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative leyfði, supine leyft)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "leyfi"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to allow, to permit, to give permission for"
      ],
      "info_templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
            "2": "acc<something>"
          },
          "expansion": "[with accusative ‘something’]",
          "extra_data": {
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              "accusative",
              "‘something’"
            ]
          },
          "name": "+obj"
        }
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "allow",
          "allow"
        ],
        [
          "permit",
          "permit"
        ],
        [
          "give",
          "give"
        ],
        [
          "permission",
          "permission"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "to allow, to permit, to give permission for [with accusative ‘something’]"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Icelandic terms with quotations",
        "Icelandic terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent.",
          "roman": "Konan á að læra í kyrrþey, í allri undirgefni. Ekki leyfi ég konu að kenna eða taka sér vald yfir manninum, heldur á hún að vera kyrrlát.",
          "text": "Timothy 2:11-12 (English, Icelandic)",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              2,
              6
            ],
            [
              11,
              21
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I gave him permission to play with his ball.",
          "text": "Ég leyfði honum að leika sér með boltann.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to allow, to permit, to give (someone) permission for"
      ],
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
            "2": "dat<someone> + acc<something>/:að(infinitive)<to do something>"
          },
          "expansion": "[with dative ‘someone’, along with accusative ‘something’ or að (+ infinitive) ‘to do something’]",
          "extra_data": {
            "words": [
              "dative",
              "‘someone’",
              "along",
              "with",
              "accusative",
              "‘something’",
              "að",
              "(+",
              "infinitive)",
              "‘to",
              "do",
              "something’"
            ]
          },
          "name": "+obj"
        }
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "allow",
          "allow"
        ],
        [
          "permit",
          "permit"
        ],
        [
          "give",
          "give"
        ],
        [
          "permission",
          "permission"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "to allow, to permit, to give (someone) permission for [with dative ‘someone’, along with accusative ‘something’ or að (+ infinitive) ‘to do something’]"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "weak"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈleiːva/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eiːva"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "leifa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "leyfa"
}

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