Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Norse *ᛚᚨᛁᚲᚨᛉ (*laikaʀ) (attested in compounds), from Proto-Germanic *laikaz, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg- (jump). Compare Proto-Germanic *laikaną. Cognates include Old English lāc (play, sport), Old High German leih (song, melody, music) and Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐍃 (laiks, dance).

Noun

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leikr m

  1. play, sport
Usage notes
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This word is often used as a suffix, making nouns out of adjectives.

Declension
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Icelandic: leikur
  • Faroese: leikur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: leik
    • Norwegian Bokmål: leik
  • Danish: leg
    • Norwegian Bokmål: lek
  • Old Swedish: leker

Etymology 2

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From Latin laicus (lay).

Adjective

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leikr

  1. lay
Declension
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Norwegian Nynorsk: lek
  • Norwegian Bokmål: lek
  • Danish: læg

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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leikr

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

References

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