lögur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse lǫgr (“the sea; liquid”), from Proto-Germanic *laguz, from Proto-Indo-European *lókus. Cognate with the Old English lagu (“sea”), Latin lacus (“hollow, lake, pond”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlœːɣʏr/
    Rhymes: -œːɣʏr

Noun

lögur m (genitive singular lagar, nominative plural legir)

  1. liquid, fluid
  2. lake, sea

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