eykr

Old Norse

Alternative forms
  • eikr

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jaukiją, from Proto-Indo-European *yewg-.

Noun

eykr m (genitive eykjar, plural eykir)

  1. draft animal

Declension
  Declension of eykr (strong i-stem, ar-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eykr eykrinn eykir eykirnir
accusative eyk eykinn eyki eykina
dative eyk eykinum eykjum eykjunum
genitive eykjar eykjarins eykja eykjanna

Derived terms
  • eykjafóðr n (“fodder for "eyk(i)r"”)
  • eykjagerfi n (“harness of an "eykr"”)
  • eykjareiði m, eykreiði m (“harness of an "eykr"”)
  • ok n (“yoke”)
  • eyki n (“vehicle, cart”)

Descendants
  • Westrobothnian: auk m
  • Gutnish: oyk m
  • Norwegian:
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: øyk m
    • Norwegian Bokmål: øyk m øk n
  • Helsingian: ök m
  • Old Swedish: øker m, øk n
    • Swedish: ök n
  • Scanian: ǿg m
  • Old Danish: øk m or n, øgh m or n

References
  • eykr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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