breyskleikr

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Old Norse

Etymology

From breyskr +‎ -leikr.

Noun

breyskleikr m

  1. infirmity, weakness

Declension

Declension of breyskleikr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative breyskleikr breyskleikrinn breyskleikar breyskleikarnir
accusative breyskleik breyskleikinn breyskleika breyskleikana
dative breyskleiki breyskleikinum breyskleikum breyskleikunum
genitive breyskleiks breyskleiksins breyskleika breyskleikanna

Further reading

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