*lēkiz¹
Runic: ᛚᛖᚲᛁᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈlɛː.kiz/noun · masculine · i-stem
Meanings
- medicine
- healer
Etymology
Possible vṛddhi gerundive of otherwise unattested *lekaną (‘to heal’), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lég-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leg- (‘to care for’). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἀλέγω (alégō) (alégō, ‘to care for’), Proto-Italic *legō (‘to care’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | lēkiz | lēkīz |
| Acc. | lēkį | lēkinz |
| Gen. | lēkīz | lēkijǫ̂ |
| Dat. | lēkī | lēkimaz |
| Inst. | lēkī | lēkimiz |
| Voc. | lēki | lēkīz |
Descendants
- *leigis (Proto-Celtic)
-
*𐌻𐌴𐌺𐍃 (*lēks) (Gothic)
- *lěkъ (Proto-Slavic)