Fær-leikr

Old Norse Dictionary - fær-leikr

Meaning of Old Norse word "fær-leikr"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word fær-leikr can mean:fær-leikr

fær-leikr
1. m. ability, strength, esp. in bodily exercise, Fs. 3, Finnb. 242, Orkn. 114, Grett. 149 C, Fas. i. 331.
fær-leikr
2. m. a horse, freq. in mod. usage, akin to fær (?).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛅᚱ-ᛚᛁᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

esp.
especially.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Finnb.
Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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