arm-leggr

arm-leggr: jar, and s, m. the arm, lacertus; hann fékk hvergi sveigt hans armleggi, Grett. 61; ofan eptir a. mjök at ölnboga, Sturl. i. 71, Symb. 25, Stj. 265. Exod. vi. 1 (with a strong band), Anecd. 4 (where it is opp. to handleggr, the fore arm). Sometimes armleggr and handleggr are used indifferently; ek mun bera þik á handlegg mér, I will carry thee on my arm; but below, ok bar þær í vinstra a. sér, Grett. ch. 67, Karl. 517.

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lek-2 (: lek-) and lēk- : lǝk- (*leĝh-) — lek 2 (: lek ) and lēk : lǝk (*leĝh ) English meaning: joint, member; to bend, wind Deutsche Übersetzung: in Worten for “Gliedmaßen” and for “biegen, winden, springen, zappeln” Material: O.Ind. r̥kṣalü “Fußgelenk by Huftieren”… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
leg — leg1 W1S1 [leg] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(body part)¦ 2¦(meat)¦ 3¦(furniture)¦ 4¦(clothing)¦ 5¦(journey/race)¦ 6¦(sport)¦ 7 not have a leg to stand on 8 get your leg over 9 have legs ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; … Dictionary of contemporary English
leg — {{11}}leg (n.) late 13c., from a Scandinavian source akin to O.N. leggr leg, bone of the arm or leg, from P.Gmc. *lagjaz, with no certain ulterior connections, perhaps from a PIE root meaning to bend [Buck]. Cf. Ger. Bein leg, in O.H.G. bone, leg … Etymology dictionary
leg — n. & v. n. 1 a each of the limbs on which a person or animal walks and stands. b the part of this from the hip to the ankle. 2 a leg of an animal or bird as food. 3 an artificial leg (wooden leg). 4 a part of a garment covering a leg or part of a … Useful english dictionary

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