Lerka
Old Norse Dictionary - lerka
Meaning of Old Norse word "lerka"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lerka
- að, [Scot. lerk], to lace tight; var höttrinn lerkaðr um hálsinn, Landn. 147; lerka ermar at öxl … drambhostir lerkaðar at beini, Fms. vi. 440: metaph. to chastise [cp. North. E. to lace], lerkandi sína sál, Mar.; hann lerkaði sinn líkam með föstum, Thom.:—part. lerkaðr, bruised, contused; blár ok lerkaðr af stórum höggum, Fas. iii. 357: in mod. usage feeling as if sore all over the body.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚱᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- m.
- masculine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- North. E.
- Northern English.
- part.
- participle.
- Scot.
- Scottish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)