See also: logg and løgg

Icelandic

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Norse lǫgg, from Proto-Germanic *lawwō, from Proto-Indo-European *lowH-éh₂, from *lewH- (to cut) +‎ *-éh₂.[1] Cognate with Faroese løgg.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lögg f (genitive singular laggar, nominative plural laggir)

  1. drop of liquid (especially the last drop left in a bottle)
    Synonyms: dreitill, seytill

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*lawwō-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 330