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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From lækja + -ar. Compare Old Swedish lǣkiare (whence Swedish läkare), from Old East Norse *lækir, from Proto-Germanic *lēkijaz.[1] Doublet of lege.
Noun
lækjar m (definite singular lækjaren, indefinite plural lækjarar, definite plural lækjarane)[2]
- doctor (physician)
- Synonyms: dokter, lege
Derived terms
References
- ^ Torp, Alf (1919) “Lækja”, in Nynorsk Etymologisk Ordbok, Oslo: H. Aschehoug and Co. (W. Nygaard), page 404
- ^ “lækjar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.