Fær-leikr
Old Norse Dictionary - fær-leikrMeaning 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.)