Hvass-leikr
Old Norse Dictionary - hvass-leikr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hvass-leikr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hvass-leikr
- m. sharpness; h. klungra, Barl. 18, 732. 18; h. veðrsins, Fms. viii. 55, Sks. 212: of intellect, Hom.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛅᛋᛋ-ᛚᛁᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)