Skjölug-leikr
Old Norse Dictionary - skjölug-leikr
Meaning of Old Norse word "skjölug-leikr" (or skjǫlug-leikr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skjölug-leikr (skjǫlug-leikr)
- m. wordiness. Fas. iii. 372, v. l.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, skjölug-leikr may be more accurately written as skjǫlug-leikr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᚢᛚᚢᚴ-ᛚᛁᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)