Kreika

Old Norse Dictionary - kreika

Meaning of Old Norse word "kreika"

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

kreika
að, [Engl. crouch, cp. crutch; Germ. kriechen], to walk in a bent posture, hobble; kreikaðu réttr sonr minn, a ditty; freq. in mod. usage.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Engl.
English.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

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