Icelandic Online: Dictionary Entry for leika

leika v (acc) (lék, léku, leikið)

1. play

~ sér

play

~ sér að e-u

play with sth

~ við e-n

play with sby

2. (~ á sviði) act

3. (meðhöndla) treat

4. phrases

~ e-n grátt

treat sby badly

~ á e-n

play a trick on sby

~ á als oddi

be in high spirits

grunur leikur á

it is suspected

~ á hljóðfæri

play an instrument

mér leikur hugur á e-u

I have sth in mind, I would like to have sth

það leikur ekki á tveim tungum

there is no doubt about it

hún leikur sér að því

it is child's play for her

~ af sér

make a wrong move

~ í lyndi

go smoothly

~ undir

accompany

~ við hvern sinn fingur

be in high spirits

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