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Where does “leiftur” come from?

leiftur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse leiptr — lightning.

leiftur (Faroese): whale calf; baby seal

Definitions

  1. whale calf; baby seal

Ancestry of “leiftur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseleiptrlightning
Every word from Old Norse leiptr →