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Torf-leikr

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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.
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Runic Inscription

torf-leikr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "torf-leikr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

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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