Fríð-leikr

Old Norse Dictionary - fríð-leikr

Meaning of Old Norse word "fríð-leikr"

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

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

fríð-leikr
(-leiki), m. personal beauty, Eg. 29, Fms. x. 234; fríðleikr, afl, ok fræknleikr, Hkr. i. 302; fríðleikinum samir hinn bezti búnaðr, iii. 264.
fríð-leikr
2. fríðendi; svá mikla penninga at vexti ok fríðleik, Dipl. i. 11; fimmtán kúgildi með þvílíkum fríðleik sem …, ii. 12, Vm. 74; með þeim fríðleika sem fyrr segir, Jm. 31.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
l.
line.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Dipl.
Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Jm.
Jóns-máldagi. (J. I.)
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
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