Sár-leikr

Old Norse Dictionary - sár-leikr

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

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

sár-leikr
(-leiki), m. soreness, pain, Hom. 29, Ver. 72, Stj. 21, 38, 97, 189, Bs. ii. 25: metaph. pain, Hom, 11, Bs. i. 142.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Ver.
Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)
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