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leikinn

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Icelandic

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Adjective

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leikinn (comparative leiknari, superlative leiknastur)

  1. skilful, dexterous

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Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

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leikinn

  1. playful, gay
Declension
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Descendants
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  • Icelandic: leikinn
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: leiken
  • Norwegian Bokmål: leken, leiken

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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leikinn

  1. definite accusative singular of leikr

Verb

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leikinn

  1. past participle of leika

Further reading

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