Rösk-leikr
Old Norse Dictionary - rösk-leikr
Meaning of Old Norse word "rösk-leikr" (or rǫsk-leikr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- rösk-leikr (rǫsk-leikr)
- m. briskness, deftness, Fms. vi. 35, Sturl. ii. 217, Orkn. 344 old Ed.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, rösk-leikr may be more accurately written as rǫsk-leikr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᚢᛋᚴ-ᛚᛁᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)