Göfug-leikr
Old Norse Dictionary - göfug-leikr
Meaning of Old Norse word "göfug-leikr" (or gǫfug-leikr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- göfug-leikr (gǫfug-leikr)
- (-ki), m. worshipfulness, Fms. i. 295, x. 280: highness, 310.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, göfug-leikr may be more accurately written as gǫfug-leikr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚠᚢᚴ-ᛚᛁᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)