Reim-leikr
Old Norse Dictionary - reim-leikr
Meaning of Old Norse word "reim-leikr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- reim-leikr
- (-leiki), m. the being haunted by ghosts; eptir þetta görðusk reimleikar miklir, Eb. 270; reimleikar ok aptrgöngur, 278, 280, Fms. iv. 27, Bs. i. 598, Grett. 113, 140, 142.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛁᛁᛘ-ᛚᛁᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)