leich
See also: Leich
Middle High German edit
Etymology edit
From Old High German leih, from Proto-West Germanic *laik, from Proto-Germanic *laikaz (dance, game), from Proto-Indo-European *leyg- (“to bounce, shake, tremble”). Cognate with Old English lac (“play, sport”), Middle Low German lēk and Swedish lek.
Noun edit
leich m
- a song consisting of strophes of unequal length
- amorous play, mating of animals, especially fish
- spawn (fish eggs)
Declension edit
Declension of leich (masculine, a-stem)
See also edit
- Leich on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de