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

  1. a song consisting of strophes of unequal length
  2. amorous play, mating of animals, especially fish
  3. spawn (fish eggs)

Declension edit

See also edit