leie

From Old Norse leiga

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

1. to rent or hire

• “leie” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• leia

From Old Norse leiða. Akin to lead.

• IPA^(key): /²læɪə/

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)

• leiar

• lede (Bokmål)

• “leie” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Compare German liegen, Dutch liggen, English lie.

leie

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