Mikil-leikr

Old Norse Dictionary - mikil-leikr

Meaning of Old Norse word "mikil-leikr" in English.

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

mikil-leikr
(-leiki), m. greatness, largeness, Rb. 470, Fms. ii. 231, Stj. 70, 87, Sks. 98. Greg. 17.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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