Járn-leikr

Old Norse Dictionary - járn-leikr

Meaning of Old Norse word "járn-leikr"

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

járn-leikr
m. an iron game, poët. a battle, Höfuðl. 8.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
poët.
poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Höfuðl.
Höfuðlausn. (A. III.)
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