líkr
Old Norse edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From earlier glíkr, from Proto-Germanic *galīkaz, whence also Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (galeiks), Old English ġelīc, Old High German gilīh. Compare gnógr, nógr (“enough”) for another word which in early texts retained g- from Proto-Germanic *ga-.
Adjective edit
líkr
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Icelandic: líkur, glíkur
- Faroese: líkur
- Norwegian: lik
- Old Swedish: līker
- Swedish: lik
- Old Danish: lyk
References edit
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)