Fær-leikr

Old Norse Dictionary - fær-leikr

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

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

fær-leikr Old Norse word can mean:

fær-leikr: 1. m. ability, strength, esp. in bodily exercise, Fs. 3, Finnb. 242, Orkn. 114, Grett. 149 C, Fas. i. 331.

fær-leikr: 2. m. a horse, freq. in mod. usage, akin to fær (?).

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.: especially.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Finnb.: Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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