Leka

Old Norse Dictionary - leka

Meaning of Old Norse word "leka" in English.

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

leka: pres. lek; pret. lak, láku; part. lekit; a weak part. lekat occurs, FmS. ix. 345; [A. S. leccan; Engl. leak; Dan, lække]:—prop. to drip, dribble; af þeim legi er lekit hafði ór hausi Heiðdraupnis, Sdm. 13:—to leak, of a ship or vessel, en hón lak eigi heldr enn it þéttasta kerald, BS. i. 596; var mjök lekat skipit, FmS. ix. 345; leka eins og hrip, freq. in mod. usage: of milch kine, en á öðru kvikfé ef þat lekr, Jb. 366.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

part.: participle.

prop.: proper, properly.

pres.: present.

pret.: preterite.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

Sdm.: Sigrdrífu-mál. (A. II.)

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