leich

See also: Leich

Middle High German

Etymology

From Old High German leih, from Proto-West Germanic *laik, from Proto-Germanic *laikaz (dance, game), from Proto-Indo-European *leyg- (“to bounce, shake, tremble”). Cognate with Old English lac (“play, sport”), Middle Low German lēk and Swedish lek.

Noun

leich m

  1. a song consisting of strophes of unequal length
  2. amorous play, mating of animals, especially fish
  3. spawn (fish eggs)

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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