Skæð-leikr

Old Norse Dictionary - skæð-leikr

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

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

skæð-leikr: (-leiki), m. ‘scathefulness,’ ferocity, Mar., Stj. 236, 581.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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