Nátt-leikr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Nátt-leikr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 nátt-leikr

m. night-games (attracting evil spirits), Fs. 143 (174), cp. Ísl. Þjóðs. ii. 7, 8 (Dansinn í Hruna).

Runic Inscription

ᚾᛅᛏᛏ-ᛚᛁᛁᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Dan
Danish.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
p.
page.

Works & Authors

Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Ísl. Þjóðs.
Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.
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