-ligr

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Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *-līkaz (“having the body or form of”), from *līką (“body”).

Suffix[edit]

-ligr

  1. suffix used to create adjectives, having the sense of -y, -ly, -like
  2. (weak neuter accusative singular) used to create adverbs from these adjectives

Derived terms[edit]

Old Norse terms suffixed with -ligr
Old Norse terms suffixed with -liga

Descendants[edit]

  • Icelandic: -legur
  • Faroese: -ligur
  • Norwegian:
    • Norwegian Bokmål: -lig
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: -leg
  • Old Swedish: -līker
  • Old Danish: -lig
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