lýsa

Icelandic

/ˈliːsa/

verb-weak
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to give off light; glow, shine
  • (impersonal) to grow brighter i.e. ambient light increases
  • (with dative object) to light someone’s way
  • (with accusative object) to light, to illuminate, brighten
  • (with accusative object) to lighten make lighter in color
  • (with dative object) to describe
  • to declare
  • (with accusative object) to illuminate decorate a manuscript

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse lýsa inherited from Proto-Germanic *liuhsijaną.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*liuhsijaną

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