Skjölug-leikr

Old Norse Dictionary - skjölug-leikr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skjölug-leikr" (or skjǫlug-leikr) in English.

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

skjölug-leikr (skjǫlug-leikr): m. wordiness. Fas. iii. 372, v. l.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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