Nátt-leikr
Old Norse Dictionary - nátt-leikr
Meaning of Old Norse word "nátt-leikr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- nátt-leikr
- m. night-games (attracting evil spirits), Fs. 143 (174), cp. Ísl. Þjóðs. ii. 7, 8 (Dansinn í Hruna).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛅᛏᛏ-ᛚᛁᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Ísl. Þjóðs.
- Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.