leggr

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Old Norse[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *lagjaz (“leg, thigh”), from Proto-Indo-European *(ǝ)lak-, *lēk- (“leg, the main muscle of the arm or leg”). Cognate with Lombardic lagi (“thigh”).

Noun[edit]

leggr m (genitive leggjar, plural leggir)

  1. (anatomy) leg, stem
Declension[edit]
  Declension of leggr (strong i-stem, ar-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative leggr leggrinn leggir leggirnir
accusative legg legginn leggi leggina
dative legg legginum leggjum leggjunum
genitive leggjar leggjarins leggja leggjanna
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Icelandic: leggur
  • Faroese: leggur
  • Norwegian:
    • Norwegian Bokmål: legg
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: legg
  • Old Swedish: lægger
  • Danish: læg
  • → Middle English: leg, legge, leggue, leige, lige

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

leggr

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

References[edit]

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