leika

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse leika, from Proto-Germanic *laikaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg-.

Verb

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leika

  1. to play (game, instrument, etc.)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of leika (group v-29-30)
infinitive leika
supine leikað
participle (a5
(a39)/a6)1
leikandi leiktur/
leikaður
present past
first singular leiki leikti/
leikaði
second singular leikar leikti/
leikaði
third singular leikar leikti/
leikaði
plural leika leiktu/
leikaðu
imperative
singular leika!
plural leikið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Gothic

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Romanization

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leika

  1. Romanization of 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse leika, from Proto-Germanic *laikaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg-.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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leika (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative lék, third-person plural past indicative léku, supine leikið)

  1. to play

Derived terms

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Anagrams

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

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leika (present tense leikar/leiker, past tense leika/leikte, past participle leika/leikt, passive infinitive leikast, present participle leikande, imperative leika/leik)

  1. Alternative form of leike

Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *laikaną.

Verb

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leika (singular past indicative lék, plural past indicative léku, past participle leikinn)

  1. to play
  2. to outplay
    • 9th c., Þjóðólfr of Hvinir, Ynglingatal, verse 7:
      Ok allvald / Yngva þjóðar
      Loka mær / of leikinn hefr.
      And the maiden of Loki [Hel, goddess of death] / has outplayed
      the prince / of the people of Yngvi [the Swedes]
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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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leika n (genitive leika, plural leiku)

  1. plaything, doll

leika f (genitive leiku, plural leikur)

  1. plaything, doll
  2. play-sister
Declension
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Descendants
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  • Norwegian Nynorsk: leike f
  • Norwegian Bokmål: leke m or f, leike m or f

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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leika

  1. inflection of leikr:
    1. positive degree strong feminine accusative singular
    2. positive degree strong masculine accusative plural
    3. positive degree weak masculine oblique singular
    4. positive degree weak feminine nominative singular
    5. positive degree weak neuter singular

Noun

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leika

  1. accusative/genitive plural of leikr

References

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  • leika”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press