lykja 1 (short stem) “close”

“enclose; lock; shut in or out; conclude, complete; pay”

frequent

transitive (acc/dat: differs by sense)

active voice
present indicative present subjunctive
1sg ek lyk 1pl vér lykjum 1sg ek lykja 1pl vér lykim
2sg þú lykr 2pl þér lykið 2sg þú lykir 2pl þér lykið
3sg hon lykr 3pl þau lykja 3sg hon lyki 3pl þau lyki
preterite indicative preterite subjunctive
1sg ek lukta 1pl vér luktum 1sg ek lykta 1pl vér lyktim
2sg þú luktir 2pl þér luktuð 2sg þú lyktir 2pl þér lyktið
3sg hon lukti 3pl þau luktu 3sg hon lykti 3pl þau lykti
preterite infinitive luktu
past participle f. lukt m. luktr n. lukt
imperative 2sg lyk 1pl lykjum 2pl lykið
middle voice: lykjask
present indicative present subjunctive
1sg ek lykjumk 1pl vér lykjumk 1sg ek lykjumk 1pl vér lykimk
2sg þú lyksk 2pl þér lykizk 2sg þú lykisk 2pl þér lykizk
3sg hon lyksk 3pl þau lykjask 3sg hon lykisk 3pl þau lykisk
preterite indicative preterite subjunctive
1sg ek luktumk 1pl vér luktumk 1sg ek lyktumk 1pl vér lyktimk
2sg þú luktisk 2pl þér luktuzk 2sg þú lyktisk 2pl þér lyktizk
3sg hon luktisk 3pl þau luktusk 3sg hon lyktisk 3pl þau lyktisk
past participle n. lukzk
imperative 2sg lyksk 1pl lykjumk 2pl lykizk

PG *lukjaną; shares a root with e.g. strong PG *lūkaną, ON lúka II, OE lūcan II, ME lken, weak MnE lock; loka 2 “shut, lock”; and the nouns ON lok “bolt,” lykill “key,” and their respective cognates. Preterite variant lukði.

assimilation

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