Frjáls-leikr

Old Norse Dictionary - frjáls-leikr

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

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

frjáls-leikr
(-leiki), m. liberty, 655 xxxii. 4: metaph. liberality, frankness, Fms. xi. 422, Stj. 201.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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