þungleikr

Old Norse

Etymology

From þungr +‎ -leikr.

Noun

þungleikr m

  1. heaviness, infirmity

Declension

Declension of þungleikr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þungleikr þungleikrinn þungleikar þungleikarnir
accusative þungleik þungleikinn þungleika þungleikana
dative þungleiki þungleikinum þungleikum þungleikunum
genitive þungleiks þungleiksins þungleika þungleikanna

Derived terms

  • þungleikaaldr m (“age of infirmity”)

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “þungleikr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 519; also available at the Internet Archive
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