Hring-leikr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hring-leikr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hring-leikr

m. a game in which the players stood in a ring, a ring-dance; um kveldit eptir náttverð mælti Sturla við Guðnýju húsfreyju, at slá skyldi hringleik, ok fara til alþýða heimamanna ok gestir, Sturl. i. 82; slá hringleik, Stj. 400, 466; gera h., id., Karl. 470.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᚱᛁᚾᚴ-ᛚᛁᛁᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
gl: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.

Works & Authors

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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