Nátt-leikr

Old Norse Dictionary - nátt-leikr

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

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

nátt-leikr
m. night-games (attracting evil spirits), Fs. 143 (174), cp. Ísl. Þjóðs. ii. 7, 8 (Dansinn í Hruna).

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Ísl. Þjóðs.
Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.
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