lykill

Icelandic

/ˈlɪːcɪtl/

noun
Definitions
  • a key
  • (music) a clef
  • (computing) a key; one of several small, usually square buttons on a typewriter or computer keyboard
  • (cryptography) a cryptographic key, a key
  • (botany) primula, primrose plant of the genus Primula

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse lykill inherited from Proto-Germanic *lukilaz.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*lukilaz

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