sleikja

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse sleikja, from Proto-Germanic *laigōną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ-.

Verb

sleikja

  1. to lick

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse sleikja, from Proto-Germanic *laigōną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ-.

Verb

sleikja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sleikti, supine sleikt)

  1. to lick
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

Noun

sleikja f (genitive singular sleikju, nominative plural sleikjur)

  1. a kitchen utensil used to remove a baking mix from a bowl; a scrape
Declension