leygr

Old Norse

Alternate forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Norse *ᛚᚨᚢᚷᛁᛉ (*lauȝiʀ), from Proto-Germanic *laugiz. Ablaut to Old Norse logi (“flame”). Related to Danish løje, Norwegian laue, Swedish löja (“the common bleak, Alburnus alburnus”).

Noun

leygr m

  1. (poetic) flame, blaze
  2. shine, gloss, sheen

Declension

Declension of leygr (strong i-stem, ar-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative leygr leygrinn leygir leygirnir
accusative leyg leyginn leygi leygina
dative leyg leyginum leygjum leygjunum
genitive leygjar, leygs leygjarins, leygsins leygja leygjanna

Derived terms

  • unnleygr (“gold”, literally “wave-flame”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: leygur
  • Old Swedish: *lǿger (from løgr)
    • Swedish: lukarr (dialectal)[1]

References

  1. ^ https://runeberg.org/dialektl/0444.html
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