leygr – Old Norse noun declension

Noun: leygr

Gender: m

Nominative

Sg. Indef.	leygr
Sg. Def.	leygrinn
Pl. Indef.	leygir
Pl. Def.	leygirnir

Genitive

Sg. Indef.	leygjar; leygs
Sg. Def.	leygjarins; leygsins
Pl. Indef.	leygja
Pl. Def.	leygjanna

Dative

Sg. Indef.	leyg
Sg. Def.	leyginum
Pl. Indef.	leygjum
Pl. Def.	leygjunum

Accusative

Sg. Indef.	leyg
Sg. Def.	leyginn
Pl. Indef.	leygi
Pl. Def.	leygina

Sample Sentences

Nouns inflected like leygr

gunnveggr, leygr, veggr, reykr, hlekkr, strengr,

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Norse *ᛚᚨᚢᚷᛁᛉ (*lauȝiʀ), from Proto-Germanic *laugiz. Ablaut to Old Norse logi (“flame”). Related to Danish løje, Norwegian laue, Swedish löja (“the common bleak, Alburnus alburnus”), from the fish's “shine”. Further related to Latin lux (“light”) etc. See: Old Norse Nouns 'logi', Swedish Nouns 'löja', Latin Nouns 'lux'.

Verbs referencing "leygr"

Old Norse Nouns logi, Old English Nouns lieg, Dutch Nouns laai.