friðlýsa
Icelandic
/ˈfrɪð.liːsa/
verb-weak
Definitions
- to declare a prohibition on hunting, harming or changing something, e.g. for preserving the style of an old building or preventing extinction of a species; protect
Etymology
Compound from Icelandic friður (peace, tranquility) + Icelandic lýsa (illuminate, describe, declare).
Origin
Icelandic
lýsa
Gloss
illuminate, describe, declare
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- friðr Old Norse
- lýsa Old Norse
- friðarbogi Icelandic
- friður Icelandic
- heimsfriður Icelandic
- lýsa Icelandic
- lýsing Icelandic
- svefnfriður Icelandic
- ófriður Icelandic