Skygn-leikr

Old Norse Dictionary - skygn-leikr

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

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

skygn-leikr
m. the eyesight, Bs. ii. 148: með hjörtum skygnleik, Ó. H. 251; s. hugskotsins, H. E. i. 511, Nj. 258, Hkr. iii. 367.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
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