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

References
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