launa

launa

1. Romanization of 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌽𐌰

• Rhymes: -øyːna

From Old Norse launa (“to reward”), compare Swedish lön (“a reward, salary”), belöna (“to reward”).

launa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative launaði, supine launað)

1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to recompense or reward for something
2. (transitive, governs the dative) to recompense or reward somebody
3. (ditransitive, governs the dative and accusative) to recompense or reward somebody for something
4. (intransitive) to pay wages, to remunerate

   Þetta er illa greitt starf.

   This is a badly paid job.

5. (transitive, governs the dative) to pay someone wages, to remunerate somebody

• (recompense): borga bætur, umbuna, endurgjalda
• (pay wages): greiða kaup

• eiga fótum fjör að launa (from the Old Norse eiga fótum fjǫr at launa)
• illa launar akur ofsæði
• launa illt með góðu
• launa lambið gráa
• launa ljóshöldin

• laun

launa

1. indefinite genitive plural of laun

• làna (Sutsilvan)
• langa (Surmiran)
• lana (Vallader)

From Latin lāna.

launa f

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter) wool