Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Noun edit

lekamen m

  1. definite singular of lekam

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Swedish līkami, līkamber, from Old Norse líkami, líkamr. Cognate with Icelandic líkami, German Leichnam. The final -n originally comes from the definite article.

Noun edit

lekamen c

  1. (archaic, uncountable) body
    Jesus tog ett bröd och välsignade det och bröt det och gav åt lärjungarna och sade: »Tagen och äten; detta är min lekamen(Matteus 26:26)
    Jesus took some bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said: »Take ye, and do eat; this is my body(Matthew 26:26)

Usage notes edit

  • Although archaic, this word persists in certain religious phrasing, such as Kristi lekamen (the body of Christ).

Declension edit

Declension of lekamen 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative lekamen lekamen
Genitive lekamens lekamens

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