Harð-leikinn

Old Norse Dictionary - harð-leikinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "harð-leikinn" in English.

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

harð-leikinn
part. playing a hard, rough game, Sturl. i. 23; verða e-m h., to play roughly with one, Fms. ii. 182, Stj. 463; fá harðleikit, to be roughly treated, Fms. vi. 210, ix. 449; göra e-m harðleikit, Grett. 127.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
part.
participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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