hentleikr

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Old Norse

Etymology

From hentr +‎ -leikr.

Noun

hentleikr m

  1. opportunity

Declension

Declension of hentleikr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hentleikr hentleikrinn hentleikar hentleikarnir
accusative hentleik hentleikinn hentleika hentleikana
dative hentleiki hentleikinum hentleikum hentleikunum
genitive hentleiks hentleiksins hentleika hentleikanna

Further reading

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