Egg-leikr

Old Norse Dictionary - egg-leikr

Meaning of Old Norse word "egg-leikr" in English.

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

egg-leikr
m., poët. the play of edges, battle, Gkv. 2. 31.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
poët.
poetically.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Gkv.
Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
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