Hring-leikr

Old Norse Dictionary - hring-leikr

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

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

hring-leikr: m. a game in which the players stood in a ring, a ring-dance; um kveldit eptir náttverð mælti Sturla við Guðnýju húsfreyju, at slá skyldi hringleik, ok fara til alþýða heimamanna ok gestir, Sturl. i. 82; slá hringleik, Stj. 400, 466; gera h., id., Karl. 470.

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

Abbreviations used:

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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