Skuld-leikr

Old Norse Dictionary - skuld-leikr

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

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

skuld-leikr
(-leiki), m. relationship, prop. duty, obligation devolving from kinship, Grág. i. 153, 247, 343, Ld. 40.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
prop.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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