líkr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From earlier glíkr, from Proto-Germanic *galīkaz, whence also Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (galeiks), Old English ġelīc, Old High German gilīh. Compare gnógr, nógr (“enough”) for another word which in early texts retained g- from Proto-Germanic *ga-.

    Adjective

    líkr

    1. same, like, equal; alike, resembling
    2. probable, likely
    3. good

    Descendants

    • Icelandic: líkur, glíkur
    • Faroese: líkur
    • Norwegian: lik
    • Old Swedish: līker
    • Old Danish: lyk

    Further reading

    • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “líkr”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
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