dauðleikr

Old Norse

Etymology

From dauðr +‎ -leikr.

Noun

dauðleikr m

  1. deadness, lifelessness
  2. the state of being mortal

Declension

Declension of dauðleikr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dauðleikr dauðleikrinn dauðleikar dauðleikarnir
accusative dauðleik dauðleikinn dauðleika dauðleikana
dative dauðleiki dauðleikinum dauðleikum dauðleikunum
genitive dauðleiks dauðleiksins dauðleika dauðleikanna

Descendants

  • Danish: dødelig
  • Norwegian Bokmål: dødelig
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: dødeleg, døyeleg
  • Swedish: dödlig

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “dauðleikr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 85; also available at the Internet Archive
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