Leikr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - leikr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "leikr" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

leikr Old Icelandic word can mean:

leikr: I)

leikr: (-s, -ar), m. game, play, sport;

leikr: láta (vinna) leikinn, to lose (win) the game;

leikr: á nýja leik, anew;

leikr: við illan leik, narrowly, with a narrow escape (þeir kómust þar yfir við illan leik);

leikr: hann segir þeim hvat leika (gen.), hvat í leikum er, he told them what the game was, what was the matter;

leikr: ~ er görr til e-s, a person is aimed at, is the mark of an attack;

leikr: gera leik til e-s, to mock one.

leikr: II)

leikr: a. lay (lærðir ok leikir).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᛁᚴᚱ

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

gen.: genitive.

n.: neuter.

e-s: einhvers.

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