lek

Inflections of 'lek' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

lek¹ n., v. lekked, lek•king. [Animal Behav.]
n.

Animal Behaviora traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.

v.i.

Animal Behavior(of a male) to assemble in a lek and engage in competitive displays.

Swedish: mating ground (perh. elliptically from lekställe), mating, game, play, Old Norse leikr play, cognate with Old English lāc struggle, offering, gift, Gothic laiks dance, Old High German leih melody
1865–70

lek² n.

Lek n.

Place Namesa river in the central Netherlands, flowing W to the Meuse River;
the N branch of the lower Rhine. 40 mi. (64 km) long.

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lek /lɛk/ n

a small area in which birds of certain species, notably the black grouse, gather for sexual display and courtship

Etymology: 19th Century: perhaps from dialect lake (vb) from Old English lácan to frolic, fight, or perhaps from Swedish leka to play

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