Knatt-leikr
Old Norse Dictionary - knatt-leikr
Meaning of Old Norse word "knatt-leikr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- knatt-leikr
- m. playing at ball, a kind of cricket or trap-ball, a favourite game with the old Scandinavians, Sturl. ii. 190; described in the Sagas, Grett. ch. 17, Gísl. pp. 26, 32, Eg. ch. 40, Vígl. ch. 11 (13 new Ed.), Hallfr. S. ch. 2 (FS. 86), Þorst. S. Vík. ch. 10, Gullþ. ch. 2, Harð. ch. 22; the ice in winter was a favourite play-ground, see Gullþ. etc. l. c.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚾᛅᛏᛏ-ᛚᛁᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- ch.
- chapter.
- etc.
- et cetera.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- l. c.
- loco citato.
- m.
- masculine.
- S.
- Saga.
- þ.
- þáttr.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Gullþ.
- Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
- Hallfr. S.
- Hallfreðar Saga. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Vígl.
- Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)