lykja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse lykja.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪːca/
    Rhymes: -ɪːca

Verb

lykja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative lukti, supine lukið)

  1. to shut, to close

Conjugation

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Synonyms

Noun

lykja f (genitive singular lykju, nominative plural lykjur)

  1. ampoule

Declension

Synonyms

  • ampúla
  • lyfjabiða

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lukjaną (to close, shut) (see the related *lūkaną), from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (to bend, fold, turn). Doublet of lúka.

Verb

lykja (singular past indicative lukti, plural past indicative luktu, past participle luktr)

  1. to shut, to close

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Icelandic: lykja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: lykkja
  • Old Swedish: lykkia
  • Danish: lukke
    • Norwegian Bokmål: lukke
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: lukka

References

  • lykja”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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