leie

See also: Leie

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪ̯ə/

Verb

leie

1. to lie, to rest

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• lei, leiʒ, leiʒe, leghe, leʒ, lay, lai, laie, lie
• leai, leaie, læi, læie, læʒ, læg, læiʒe, laʒʒ (Early Middle English)

Verb

leie

1. simple past of lien (“to lie (be in a horizontal position)”)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse leiga

Verb

leie (imperative lei, present tense leier, passive leies, simple past leide, past participle leid)

1. to rent or hire

Derived terms

• dødsleie (of neuter noun)
• leiebil
• leieboer
• leiesoldat
• leiesum
• utleie (of noun and verb)

 

References

• “leie” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• leia

Etymology

From Old Norse leiða. Akin to lead.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²læɪə/

Verb

leie (present tense leiar or leier, past tense leia or leidde, past participle leia, leidd or leitt, passive infinitive leiast, present participle leiande, imperative lei)

1. to command, lead, direct
2. to conduct (music, heat, electricity)
3. to hold someone's hand, have on a leash (dog)
4. to lead (be in the lead)

Derived terms

• leiar

See also

• lede (Bokmål)

References

• “leie” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German liegen, Dutch liggen, English lie.

Verb

leie

1. to lie, to rest
2. to be sick in bed
3. to loaf

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈleje]

Verb

leie

1. third-person singular present subjunctive of la
2. third-person plural present subjunctive of la