Noun: leikr
Gender: m
Nominative
| Sg. Indef. | leikr |
| Sg. Def. | leikrinn |
| Pl. Indef. | leikar |
| Pl. Def. | leikarnir |
Genitive
| Sg. Indef. | leiks |
| Sg. Def. | leiksins |
| Pl. Indef. | leika |
| Pl. Def. | leikanna |
Dative
| Sg. Indef. | leiki |
| Sg. Def. | leikinum |
| Pl. Indef. | leikum |
| Pl. Def. | leikunum |
Accusative
| Sg. Indef. | leik |
| Sg. Def. | leikinn |
| Pl. Indef. | leika |
| Pl. Def. | leikana |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like leikr
skarfr,
øruggleikr,
stríðleikr,
greypleikr,
mildleikr,
hildileikr,
þykkleikr,
úfríðleikr,
vitrleikr,
jarldómr,
kunnleikr,
slœgleikr,
auraskortr,
tíðleikr,
roskinleikr,
horskleikr,
sandmelr,
døkkleikr,
skærleikr,
værleikr, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
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”). See: Old English Nouns '
lāc', Gothic Nouns '
𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐍃'.
Verbs referencing "leikr"
Danish Nouns
leg, Old English Nouns
lac, Norwegian Bokmål Nouns
lek, Swedish Nouns
lek, Faroese Nouns
leikur, Icelandic Nouns
leikur, Finnish Nouns
leikki, Norwegian Nynorsk Nouns
leik.
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