Skír-leikr

Old Norse Dictionary - skír-leikr

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

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

skír-leikr
m. (-leiki, a, m.), purity; at slá slíkt silfr at skírleika sem várr vili verðr til, N. G. L. i. 446; sakir orða gnóttar eða skírleiks, MS. 15. 1: mostly in a moral sense, S. andarinnar, Stj. 34, 142, Mar.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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