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)

1. (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.