läkt

líkt is an Icelandic word meaning "similar" or "alike." It is used to describe resemblance between two things, people, or ideas, and to express comparisons in both written and spoken Icelandic.

It typically functions as an adjective that modifies a noun and appears in fixed phrases that introduce comparisons, such as líkt og and líkt við, which approximate English "like" or "as." In such constructions, líkt signals a likeness rather than an absolute statement of identity.

Grammatical use follows standard Icelandic adjective agreement: líkt inflects for gender, number, and case, and can also be used as a noun in contexts where "likeness" or "resemblance" is being discussed, though this nominal use is less common in contemporary prose.

Historically, líkt is part of the North Germanic family of words. It is native to Icelandic and has cognates in related languages, reflecting a shared etymological core for the concept of similarity.