eykr

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Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jaukijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *yewg-.

Noun

eykr m (genitive eykjar, plural eykir)

  1. draft animal

Declension

  Declension of eykr (strong i-stem, ar-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eykr eykrinn eykir eykirnir
accusative eyk eykinn eyki eykina
dative eyk eykinum eykjum eykjunum
genitive eykjar eykjarins eykja eykjanna

Derived terms

  • ok n (“yoke”)
  • eyki n (“vehicle, cart”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: eykur m
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: øyk m
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: øyk m
  • Old Swedish: ø̄ker m, ø̄k n
    • Swedish: ök n
  • Old Danish: øk m or n, øgh m or n
    • Scanian: ǿg m
    • Danish: øg n
      • Norwegian Bokmål: øk n
  • Old Gutnish: oykr m
    • Gutnish: oyk m

References

  • eykr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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