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

  1. game
  2. sport
  3. 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

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
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