Hrygg-leikr
Old Norse Dictionary - hrygg-leikr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hrygg-leikr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hrygg-leikr
- m. (-leiki), affliction, grief, sorrow, 623. 57, Fms. x. 357, 368, Sks. 228, Bs. i. 78.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᚢᚴᚴ-ᛚᛁᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)