Reim-leikr

Old Norse Dictionary - reim-leikr

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

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

reim-leikr
(-leiki), m. the being haunted by ghosts; eptir þetta görðusk reimleikar miklir, Eb. 270; reimleikar ok aptrgöngur, 278, 280, Fms. iv. 27, Bs. i. 598, Grett. 113, 140, 142.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
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