aumleikr

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Old Norse

Etymology

From aumr +‎ -leikr.

Noun

aumleikr m

  1. misery, wretchedness

Declension

Declension of aumleikr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative aumleikr aumleikrinn aumleikar aumleikarnir
accusative aumleik aumleikinn aumleika aumleikana
dative aumleiki aumleikinum aumleikum aumleikunum
genitive aumleiks aumleiksins aumleika aumleikanna

Further reading

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