kærleikr

Old Norse

Etymology

From kærr +‎ -leikr.

Noun

kærleikr m

  1. friendly terms, intimacy

Declension

Declension of kærleikr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kærleikr kærleikrinn kærleikar kærleikarnir
accusative kærleik kærleikinn kærleika kærleikana
dative kærleiki kærleikinum kærleikum kærleikunum
genitive kærleiks kærleiksins kærleika kærleikanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: kærleiki
  • Faroese: kærleiki
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kjærleik
  • Swedish: kärlek
  • Danish: kærlighed

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “kærleikr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 257; also available at the Internet Archive
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