Leikari

Old Norse Dictionary - leikari

Meaning of Old Norse word "leikari" in English.

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

leikari Old Norse word can mean:

leikari: a, m. [North. E. laker], a player, esp. a fiddler, jester, MS. 623. 18, FmS. viii. 207, Fagrsk. (in a verse), Hkr. i. 30, Al. 41, Th. 77.

leikari: COMPDS: leikaraskapr, leikarasöngr.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.: especially.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

North. E.: Northern English.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Fagrsk.: Fagrskinna. (K. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

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