leif

Icelandic

/leiːv/

noun
Definitions
  • (usually plural) remnants, remains, leftovers

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse leif (lave) inherited from Proto-Germanic *laibō (remainder).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*laibō

Gloss

remainder

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