Hamingju-leysi

Old Norse Dictionary - hamingju-leysi

Meaning of Old Norse word "hamingju-leysi"

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

hamingju-leysi
n. want of luck, Fms. i. 286.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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