leikr

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Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *laikaz, from *laiko- (play), compare *laikaną. Cognates include Old English lac (play, sport), Old High German leih (song, melody, music) and Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐍃 (laiks, dance).

Noun

leikr m

  1. game
  2. sport
  3. contest
Usage notes

This word is often used as a suffix, making nouns out of adjectives.

Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Icelandic: leikur
  • Faroese: leikur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: leik
    • Norwegian Bokmål: leik
  • Danish: leg
    • Norwegian Bokmål: lek
  • Old Swedish: leker
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Etymology 2

From Latin laicus (lay).

Adjective

leikr

  1. lay
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: lek
  • Norwegian Bokmål: lek
  • Danish: læg

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

leikr

  1. second/third-person singular present indicative active of leika

References

  • leikr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press