lykill

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse lykill, from Proto-Germanic *lukilaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪːcɪtl/
• Rhymes: -ɪːcɪtl

Noun

lykill m (genitive singular lykils, nominative plural lyklar)

1. a key

   Ekki gleyma lyklunum þegar þú ferð út.

   Don't forget the keys on your way out.

   Ég hef þrjá lykla og tyggjó í vasanum.

   I have three keys and some gum in my pocket.

2. (music) a clef
3. (computing) a key; one of several small, usually square buttons on a typewriter or computer keyboard

   Synonyms: takki, hnappur

4. (cryptography) a cryptographic key, a key
5. (botany) primula, primrose (plant of the genus Primula)

Declension

Declension of lykill (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lykill	lykillinn	lyklar	lyklarnir
accusative	lykil	lykilinn	lykla	lyklana
dative	lykli	lyklinum	lyklum	lyklunum
genitive	lykils	lykilsins	lykla	lyklanna

Derived terms

• dreifilykill
• einkalykill
• lyklaborð
• lyklakippa

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lukilaz. Akin to lúka +‎ -ill.

Noun

lykill m (genitive lykils, plural luklar)

1. key

Declension

Declension of lykill (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lykill	lykillinn	lyklar, luklar	lyklarnir, luklarnir
accusative	lykil	lykilinn	lykla, lukla	lyklana, luklana
dative	lykli, lukli	lyklinum, luklinum	lyklum, luklum	lyklunum, luklunum
genitive	lykils	lykilsins	lykla, lukla	lyklanna, luklanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: lykill m
• Faroese: lykil m
• Norwegian Nynorsk: lykel m
• Old Swedish: lykel
  • Swedish: (dialectal) lyckel c, likul
• Old Danish: lykæl
  • Danish: (Jutlandic) løgel c, løgle
• ⇒ Old Norse: nykill (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

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