leika

== Faroese == === Etymology === From Old Norse leika, from Proto-Germanic *laikaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg-. === Verb === leika to play (game, instrument, etc.) ==== Conjugation ==== == Gothic == === Romanization === leika romanization of 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰 == Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse leika, from Proto-Germanic *laikaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈleiːka/ Rhymes: -eiːka === Verb === leika (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative lék, third-person plural past indicative léku, supine leikið) to play ==== Derived terms ==== leika við hvern sinn fingur leika sér === Anagrams === keila == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Verb === leika (present tense leikar/leiker, past tense leika/leikte, past participle leika/leikt, passive infinitive leikast, present participle leikande, imperative leika/leik) alternative form of leike == Old Norse == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Germanic *laikaną. ==== Verb ==== leika (singular past indicative lék, plural past indicative léku, past participle leikinn) to play to outplay 9th c., Þjóðólfr of Hvinir, Ynglingatal, verse 7: ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Icelandic: leika Faroese: leika Norwegian Nynorsk: leika → Norwegian Bokmål: leike Old Swedish: lēka Swedish: leka Old Danish: lækæ Danish: lege Norwegian Bokmål: leke Scanian: lega Gutnish: laika → Middle English: layken, leyken, leiken, laiken English: lake, laik Scots: laik === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== leika n (genitive leika, plural leiku) plaything, doll leika f (genitive leiku, plural leikur) plaything, doll play-sister ===== Declension ===== ===== Descendants ===== Norwegian Nynorsk: leike f Norwegian Bokmål: leke m or f, leike m or f === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Adjective ==== leika inflection of leikr: positive degree strong feminine accusative singular positive degree strong masculine accusative plural positive degree weak masculine oblique singular positive degree weak feminine nominative singular positive degree weak neuter singular ==== Noun ==== leika accusative/genitive plural of leikr === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “leika”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive