-ligr

See also: ligr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-līkaz (“having the body or form of”), from *līką (“body”).

Suffix

-ligr

  1. suffix used to create adjectives, having the sense of -y, -ly, -like

Derived terms

  • ásamligr
  • breytiligr
  • dagligr
  • djarfligr
  • dýrligr
  • einarðligr
  • einkanligr
  • elskuligr
  • fagrligr
  • fastligr
  • forsjáligr
  • frekligr

Descendants

  • Old Danish: -lig
  • Faroese: -ligur
  • Icelandic: -legur
  • Norwegian:
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: -leg
    • Norwegian Bokmål: -lig
  • Old Swedish: -liker
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