Glögg-leikr

Old Norse Dictionary - glögg-leikr

Meaning of Old Norse word "glögg-leikr" (or glǫgg-leikr)

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

glögg-leikr (glǫgg-leikr)
adj. sharpness of sight, acuteness, Stj. 12.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, glögg-leikr may be more accurately written as glǫgg-leikr.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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