leikr
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *laikaz, from *laiko- (“play”), compare *laikaną. Cognates include Old English lac (“play, sport”), Old High German leih (“song, melody, music”) and Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐍃 (laiks, “dance”).
Noun
leikr m
- game
- sport
- contest
Declension
Declension of leikr (strong a-stem)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | leikr | leikrinn | leikar | leikarnir |
| accusative | leik | leikinn | leika | leikana |
| dative | leiki | leikinum | leikum | leikunum |
| genitive | leiks | leiksins | leika | leikanna |
Related terms
- leika
Descendants
- Danish: leg c
- Faroese: leikur m
- Icelandic: leikur m
- Westrobothnian: leeik n or f
- Norwegian (bokmål): lek
- Norwegian (nynorsk): leik
- Swedish: lek c
- Finnish: leikki
References
- leikr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press