Streng-leikr
Old Norse Dictionary - streng-leikr
Meaning of Old Norse word "streng-leikr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word streng-leikr can mean:streng-leikr
- streng-leikr
- m., pl. -leikar, a stringed instrument; alls-konar söngfæri, organ, simpon, salteríum. gígjar, hörpur ok alls-konar strengleikar, Fms. vii. 97, Stj.; margháttaðir strengleikar, Fms. viii. 48; leikastreng-leik, to play an instrument, Bret. 56, 104; heyra þjótandi strengleika, Sks. 633, Fms. xi. 341.
- streng-leikr
- 2. [as a rendering of the Breton or Fr. lai]:—a lay, Str. 37; a collection of such lais translated into Norse is called Strengleikar, see List of Authors (G. II. β); strengleiks-ljóð, strengleiks-saga, Str. 14, 74.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᚱᛁᚾᚴ-ᛚᛁᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
- Fr.
- French in etymologies.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bret.
- Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Fr.
- Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
- Str.
- Strengleikar. (G. II.)