Leigu-kýr

Old Norse Dictionary - leigu-kýr

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

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

leigu-kýr
f. a hired cow, N. G. L. i. 24, Grág. ii. 430, H. E. i. 394.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
L.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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