Kýr-leiga

Old Norse Dictionary - kýr-leiga

Meaning of Old Norse word "kýr-leiga" in English.

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

kýr-leiga
u, f. a cow’s rent, H. E. i. 519, D. N. passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
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