-ligr

See also: ligr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-līkaz (“having the body or form of”), from *līką (“body”).

Suffix

-ligr

1. suffix used to create adjectives, having the sense of -y, -ly, -like
2. (weak neuter accusative singular) used to create adverbs from these adjectives

Derived terms

Old Norse terms suffixed with -ligr

Old Norse terms suffixed with -liga

Descendants

• Icelandic: -legur
• Faroese: -ligur
• Norwegian:
  • Norwegian Bokmål: -lig
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: -leg
• Old Swedish: -līker
  • Swedish: -lig
• Old Danish: -lig
  • Danish: -lig