Keikr

Old Norse Dictionary - keikr

Meaning of Old Norse word "keikr" in English.

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

keikr
adj. bent backwards, the belly jutting forwards; svá at gerðu eik | gékk heldr keik, Bjarn. (in a verse); stendr heldr keikari, Band. 11, Fas. iii. 557; k. í hálsi, Mag.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Band.
Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
Bjarn.
Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Mag.
Magus Saga. (G. II.)
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