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.)
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