Leka
Old Norse Dictionary - leka
Meaning of Old Norse word "leka"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- leka
- pres. lek; pret. lak, láku; part. lekit; a weak part. lekat occurs, FmS. ix. 345; [A. S. leccan; Engl. leak; Dan, lække]:—prop. to drip, dribble; af þeim legi er lekit hafði ór hausi Heiðdraupnis, Sdm. 13:—to leak, of a ship or vessel, en hón lak eigi heldr enn it þéttasta kerald, BS. i. 596; var mjök lekat skipit, FmS. ix. 345; leka eins og hrip, freq. in mod. usage: of milch kine, en á öðru kvikfé ef þat lekr, Jb. 366.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- part.
- participle.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
- pres.
- present.
- pret.
- preterite.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Jb.
- Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
- Sdm.
- Sigrdrífu-mál. (A. II.)