eykr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• eikr

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jaukijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *yewg-.

Noun

eykr m (genitive eykjar, plural eykir)

1. draft animal

Declension

Declension of eykr (strong i-stem, ar-genitive)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	eykr	eykrinn	eykir	eykirnir
accusative	eyk	eykinn	eyki	eykina
dative	eyk	eykinum	eykjum	eykjunum
genitive	eykjar	eykjarins	eykja	eykjanna

Derived terms

• eykjafóðr n (“draft animal-fodder”)
• eykjagerfi n (“draft animal-harness”)
• eykjareiði m, eykreiði m (“draft animal-harness”)
• eykríðr m (“draft animal-rider”)

Related terms

• ok n (“yoke”)
• eyki n (“vehicle, cart”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: eykur m
• Norwegian Nynorsk: øyk m
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: øyk m
• Old Swedish: ø̄ker m, ø̄k n
  • Swedish: ök n
• Old Danish: øk m or n, øgh m or n
  • Scanian: ǿg m
  • Danish: øg n
    • Norwegian Bokmål: øk n
• Old Gutnish: oykr m
  • Gutnish: oyk m

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “eykr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 120; also available at the Internet Archive