Torf-leikr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Torf-leikr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 torf-leikr

m. a game, ‘turf-laking,’ pelting, Eb. 210; prob. = the Scot. game of bickers, see Sir W. Scott’s Waverley, the Appendix to the General Preface.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᚢᚱᚠ-ᛚᛁᛁᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

m.
masculine.
prob
probable, probably.
prob.
probable, probably.
Scot.
Scottish.

Works & Authors

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

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