Miskunnar-leysi

Old Norse Dictionary - miskunnar-leysi

Meaning of Old Norse word "miskunnar-leysi"

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

miskunnar-leysi
n. hardness of heart, cruelly, Bs. i. 288, Stj. 481.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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