Leyni
Old Norse Dictionary - leyni
Meaning of Old Norse word "leyni"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word leyni can mean:leyni
- leyni
- n. a hiding-place, esp. in pl., 623. 3: sing., leita sér leynis, Nj. 267; í leyni e-u, Korm. 144: í leyni = í leynd.
- leyni
- COMPDS: leynibragð, leynidyrr, leynifjörðr, leynigata, leynigröf, leynihérað, leynikofi, leynistigr, leynivágr, leynivegr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚢᚾᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- esp.
- especially.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- sing.
- singular.
Works & Authors cited:
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)