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NORWEGIAN BOKMÅL · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

lik.

similar, alike

3 characters1 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

adj

  1. similar, alike

  2. equal

Where this word comes from

From Old Norse líkr, alternative spelling of glíkr, from Proto-Germanic *galīkaz.

noun

  1. a corpse, (dead) body

    neuter
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līką Old Norse lík Norwegian Bokmål lik Inherited from Old Norse lík, from Proto-Germanic *līką, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg-.

noun

  1. edge of a sail; leech

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse lík (“leech”).

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