lögg

See also: logg and løgg

Icelandic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse lǫgg, from Proto-Germanic *lawwō, from Proto-Indo-European *lowH-éh₂, from *lewH- (“to cut”) +‎ *-éh₂.[1] Cognate with Faroese løgg.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lœkː/
  • Rhymes: -œkː

Noun

lögg f (genitive singular laggar, nominative plural laggir)

  1. drop of liquid (especially the last drop left in a bottle)
    Synonyms: dreitill, seytill

Declension
declension of lögg
f-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lögg löggin laggir laggirnar
accusative lögg löggina laggir laggirnar
dative lögg lögginni löggum löggunum
genitive laggar laggarinnar lagga lagganna

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*lawwō-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 330
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