KEIKR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

KEIKR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 KEIKR

adj. bent backwards, the belly jutting forwards; svá at gerðu eik | gékk heldr keik, Bjarn. (in a verse); stendr heldr keikari, Band. 11, Fas. iii. 557; k. í hálsi, Mag.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛁᛁᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Band.
Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
Bjarn.
Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Mag.
Magus Saga. (G. II.)
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