Leikinn

Old Norse Dictionary - leikinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "leikinn" in English.

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

leikinn
adj. playful, gay, Fms. ii. 169, vii. 175, Mar. 280.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
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