lœkr
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *lōkiz. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to leak, drain”).
Noun
lœkr m (genitive lœkjar, plural lœkir)
- brook, rivulet
Declension
Declension of lœkr (strong i-stem, ar-genitive)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | lœkr | lœkrinn | lœkir | lœkirnir |
| accusative | lœk | lœkinn | lœki | lœkina |
| dative | lœk | lœkinum | lœkjum | lœkjunum |
| genitive | lœkjar | lœkjarins | lœkja | lœkjanna |
Derived terms
- lœkjarfall n (“running brook”)
- lœkjarfar n (“the bed of a brook”)
- lœkjaróss m (“mouth of a brook”)
- lœkjarrás f (“running brook”)
Related terms
- leka (“to leak”)
Descendants
- Icelandic: lækur
- Faroese: løkur
- Norn: ljog
- Norwegian:
- Norwegian Bokmål: løk
- Norwegian Nynorsk: løk
- Westrobothnian: løk, lok
- English: Leake (placename)
References
- lœkr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.