Ör-leikr
Old Norse Dictionary - ör-leikr
Meaning of Old Norse word "ör-leikr" (or ǫr-leikr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ör-leikr (ǫr-leikr)
- m. liberality; fyrir örleiks sakir ok allrar atgörfi, Gullþ. 4, Fms. ii. 242, iv. 370, xi. 203, Sks. 442.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ör-leikr may be more accurately written as ǫr-leikr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱ-ᛚᛁᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
- þ.
- þáttr.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gullþ.
- Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)