laik

/ (leɪk) /


verbNorthern English dialect
  1. (when intr, often foll by about) to play (a game, etc)

  2. (intr) to be on holiday, esp to take a day off work

  1. (intr) to be unemployed

Origin of laik

1
C14: leiken, from Old Norse leika; related to Old English lacan to manoeuvre; compare lark ²

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