lefsa

English

Noun

lefsa (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of lefse
    • 1988 October 7, John Kennedy, “Here is the place!”, in Chicago Reader‎:
      I remember those long minutes, sitting between some Olsons and Hansons, and fixing my mind on the only thing I'd come for: a thin slice of tender Swedish lefsa bread, generously buttered and rolled tight with brown sugar into a soft cylinder of Nordic indulgence.

Anagrams

Icelandic

Etymology

From Norwegian lefse, likely via Danish. Possibly related to hleifur (“loaf”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛfsa/
  • Rhymes: -ɛfsa

Noun

lefsa f (genitive singular lefsu, nominative plural lefsur)

  1. flatbread, tortilla

Declension
declension of lefsa
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lefsa lefsan lefsur lefsurnar
accusative lefsu lefsuna lefsur lefsurnar
dative lefsu lefsunni lefsum lefsunum
genitive lefsu lefsunnar lefsa lefsanna
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