Ör-leikr

Old Norse Dictionary - ör-leikr

Meaning of Old Norse word "ör-leikr" (or ǫr-leikr) in English.

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

ör-leikr (ǫr-leikr): m. liberality; fyrir örleiks sakir ok allrar atgörfi, Gullþ. 4, Fms. ii. 242, iv. 370, xi. 203, Sks. 442.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ör-leikr may be more accurately written as ǫr-leikr.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

v.: vide.

þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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