Hraust-leikr

Old Norse Dictionary - hraust-leikr

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

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

hraust-leikr
m. and hraust-leiki, a, m. prowess, gallantry, Bær. 20, Fms. iii. 3, xi. 375; frægða, frama-verka ok hraustleika (gen.), Fb. ii. 136, passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

gen.
genitive.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bær.
Bærings Saga. (G. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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