Leik-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - leik-maðr

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

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

leik-maðr Old Norse word can mean:

leik-maðr
m. a layman, Sturl. iii. 60, Bs., K. Á., H. E. passim.
leik-maðr
II. [leikr], a player, Gísl. 32, Sturl. i. 23.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
K. Á.
Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
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