slik

IPA^(key): [ˈsleɡ̊]

A verbal noun from slikke.

slik n (singular definite slikket, plural indefinite slik)

1. candy, sweet

• “slik,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

Borrowed from Middle Low German slec (“delicacy”), derived from the verb slikke. Cf. also Swedish slick and German Schleck.

slik c (uninflected)

1. peanuts; a small amount of money

   Han købte gården for en slik i firserne.

   He bought the farm for peanuts in the eighties.

• “slik,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

Borrowed from Middle Low German slik, slīk, derived from the verb slīken (“to slide”), from Proto-Germanic *slīkaną. Cf. also Dutch slijk (“mud”) and German Schlick (“silt”).

slik c (singular definite slikken, not used in plural form)

1. silt

• “slik,3” in Den Danske Ordbog

slik

1. imperative of slikke

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• Rhymes: -ɪk

slik

1. inflection of slikken:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

From Old Norse slíkr.

• IPA^(key): /sliːk/

slik (neuter singular slikt, plural slike)

1. such

• sånn

slik

1. like this; thus

• sånn

• “slik” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Old Norse slíkr.

• IPA^(key): /sliːk/

slik m or f (neuter slikt, plural slike)

1. such

   Slikt har me ikkje.

   We don't have such items.

• sånn

slik

1. like this; thus

   Me ser det ikkje slik.

   We do not view it like that.

• soleis
• sånn

• “slik” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Old Swedish slīker, from Old Norse slíkr, from Proto-Germanic *swalīkaz.

slik (not comparable)

1. (dated) such, like that

   Jag har aldrig sett en slik en tidigare

   I've never seen one like that before

   Slika krav borde gälla för alla

   Such requirements should apply to everyone

• sådan, sån (used in today's Swedish)

• slik in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• slik in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

• kils, liks