Fríð-leikr

Old Norse Dictionary - fríð-leikr

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

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

fríð-leikr Old Norse word can mean:

fríð-leikr: (-leiki), m. personal beauty, Eg. 29, Fms. x. 234; fríðleikr, afl, ok fræknleikr, Hkr. i. 302; fríðleikinum samir hinn bezti búnaðr, iii. 264.

fríð-leikr: 2. fríðendi; svá mikla penninga at vexti ok fríðleik, Dipl. i. 11; fimmtán kúgildi með þvílíkum fríðleik sem …, ii. 12, Vm. 74; með þeim fríðleika sem fyrr segir, Jm. 31.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

l.: line.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

Jm.: Jóns-máldagi. (J. I.)

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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