Dreng-leysi

Old Norse Dictionary - dreng-leysi

Meaning of Old Norse word "dreng-leysi" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

dreng-leysi
n. want of generosity, unmanliness, Stj. 396.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚱᛁᚾᚴ-ᛚᛁᚢᛋᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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