Leik-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - leik-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "leik-maðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word leik-maðr can mean:leik-maðr
- leik-maðr
- m. a layman, Sturl. iii. 60, Bs., K. Á., H. E. passim.
- leik-maðr
- II. [leikr], a player, Gísl. 32, Sturl. i. 23.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᛁᚴ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
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:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- H. E.
- Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
- K. Á.
- Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)