lakr
Old Norse
Alternative forms
- lákr
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *laka-, related to *lak(k)ōn- (“to blame, reproach”), from Proto-Indo-European *lok-néh₂-. Cognate with English lack.
Adjective
lakr
- lacking in quality
- deficient
Declension
Strong declension of lakr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lakr | lǫk | lakt |
| accusative | lakan | laka | lakt |
| dative | lǫkum | lakri | lǫku |
| genitive | laks | lakrar | laks |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | lakir | lakar | lǫk |
| accusative | laka | lakar | lǫk |
| dative | lǫkum | lǫkum | lǫkum |
| genitive | lakra | lakra | lakra |
Weak declension of lakr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | laki | laka | laka |
| accusative | laka | lǫku | laka |
| dative | laka | lǫku | laka |
| genitive | laka | lǫku | laka |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | lǫku | lǫku | lǫku |
| accusative | lǫku | lǫku | lǫku |
| dative | lǫkum | lǫkum | lǫkum |
| genitive | lǫku | lǫku | lǫku |
Declension of comparative of lakr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lakari | lakari | lakara |
| accusative | lakara | lakari | lakara |
| dative | lakara | lakari | lakara |
| genitive | lakara | lakari | lakara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | lakari | lakari | lakari |
| accusative | lakari | lakari | lakari |
| dative | lǫkurum | lǫkurum | lǫkurum |
| genitive | lakari | lakari | lakari |
Strong declension of superlative of lakr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lakastr | lǫkust | lakast |
| accusative | lakastan | lakasta | lakast |
| dative | lǫkustum | lakastri | lǫkustu |
| genitive | lakasts | lakastrar | lakasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | lakastir | lakastar | lǫkust |
| accusative | lakasta | lakastar | lǫkust |
| dative | lǫkustum | lǫkustum | lǫkustum |
| genitive | lakastra | lakastra | lakastra |
Weak declension of superlative of lakr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lakasti | lakasta | lakasta |
| accusative | lakasta | lǫkustu | lakasta |
| dative | lakasta | lǫkustu | lakasta |
| genitive | lakasta | lǫkustu | lakasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | lǫkustu | lǫkustu | lǫkustu |
| accusative | lǫkustu | lǫkustu | lǫkustu |
| dative | lǫkustum | lǫkustum | lǫkustum |
| genitive | lǫkustu | lǫkustu | lǫkustu |
Related terms
- laki
Descendants
- Icelandic: lakur
- Norwegian Nynorsk: låk
- Norwegian Bokmål: låk
- Swedish: elak
References
- “lakr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Kroonen, Guus (2013), “lak(k)on-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 325