Lerka

Old Norse Dictionary - lerka

Meaning of Old Norse word "lerka" in English.

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

lerka: að, [Scot. lerk], to lace tight; var höttrinn lerkaðr um hálsinn, Landn. 147; lerka ermar at öxl … drambhostir lerkaðar at beini, Fms. vi. 440: metaph. to chastise [cp. North. E. to lace], lerkandi sína sál, Mar.; hann lerkaði sinn líkam með föstum, Thom.:—part. lerkaðr, bruised, contused; blár ok lerkaðr af stórum höggum, Fas. iii. 357: in mod. usage feeling as if sore all over the body.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

North. E.: Northern English.

part.: participle.

Scot.: Scottish.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

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