leilending

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse leiglendingr, from leiguland (“rented ground”).

Noun

leilending m (definite singular leilendingen, indefinite plural leilendinger, definite plural leilendingene)

(chiefly historical) a tenant farmer

See also

leiglending (Nynorsk)

References

“leilending” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“leilending” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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