Væn-leikr
Old Norse Dictionary - væn-leikr
Meaning of Old Norse word "væn-leikr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- væn-leikr
- (-leiki), m. fairness, beauty; v. ok atgörvi, Fms. xi. 8; fyrir vits sakir ok vænleiks; vænleik ok vitzku, vi. 57; v. ok kurteisi systranna, xi. 106; meirr mun þér getit vænleikr, Fb. i. 581; ágætis menn at vænleik, Ísl. ii. 336; vænleiks-maðr, a fine man. Fms. xi. 78; þá var þeim eintalat um Helgu, ok lofaði hann mjök vænleik hennar, Ísl. ii. 245; af burðar-maðr at vexti ok vænleika, Fb. ii. 136.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚾ-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.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)