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lélegur

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From an element *lé of unclear interpretation and origin (albeit apparently the same one found in words such as lémagna, lébarn, léna, and léskrápur) + -legur (-ly).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈljɛːlɛːɣʏr/

Adjective

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lélegur (comparative lélegri, superlative lélegastur)

  1. poor, low quality

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “lélegur”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

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