lyfting

Norwegian Nynorsk

FWOTD – 29 December 2017

Etymology

From Old Norse lypting, diminutive of lopt.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²lʏftɪŋ/

Noun

lyfting m (definite singular lyftingen, indefinite plural lyftingar, definite plural lyftingane)

(nautical) a raised deck at the rear of a ship, particularly a Viking ship
- 1894, Per Sivle, Svolder:
  Og Tryggvason høgt i si Lyfting stod […] .
  And Trygveson stood high up on his lyfting […] .

References

“lyfting” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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