Leik-bróðir

Old Norse Dictionary - leik-bróðir

Meaning of Old Norse word "leik-bróðir" in English.

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

leik-bróðir Old Norse word can mean:

leik-bróðir
m. a play-fellow, Fær. 58.
leik-bróðir
II. [Lat. laicus], a lay-brother received into a convent, D. N. iv. 89.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
Lat.
Latin.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fær.
Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
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