lekamen

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Noun[edit]

lekamen m

  1. definite singular of lekam

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish līkami, līkamber, from Old Norse líkami, líkamr. Cognate with Icelandic líkami, German Leichnam. The final -n originally comes from the definite article.

Noun[edit]

lekamen c

  1. (archaic, uncountable) body
    Jesus tog ett bröd och välsignade det och bröt det och gav åt lärjungarna och sade: »Tagen och äten; detta är min lekamen(Matteus 26:26)
    Jesus took some bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said: »Take ye, and do eat; this is my body(Matthew 26:26)

Usage notes[edit]

  • Although archaic, this word persists in certain religious phrasing, such as Kristi lekamen (the body of Christ).

Declension[edit]

Declension of lekamen 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative lekamen lekamen
Genitive lekamens lekamens

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