Höfig-leikr

Old Norse Dictionary - höfig-leikr

Meaning of Old Norse word "höfig-leikr" (or hǫfig-leikr) in English.

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

höfig-leikr (hǫfig-leikr): m. heaviness, Edda 4.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfig-leikr may be more accurately written as hǫfig-leikr.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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