Streng-leikr

Old Norse Dictionary - streng-leikr

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

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

streng-leikr Old Norse word can mean:

streng-leikr: m., pl. -leikar, a stringed instrument; alls-konar söngfæri, organ, simpon, salteríum. gígjar, hörpur ok alls-konar strengleikar, Fms. vii. 97, Stj.; margháttaðir strengleikar, Fms. viii. 48; leikastreng-leik, to play an instrument, Bret. 56, 104; heyra þjótandi strengleika, Sks. 633, Fms. xi. 341.

streng-leikr: 2. [as a rendering of the Breton or Fr. lai]:—a lay, Str. 37; a collection of such lais translated into Norse is called Strengleikar, see List of Authors (G. II. β); strengleiks-ljóð, strengleiks-saga, Str. 14, 74.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

pl.: plural.

Fr.: French in etymologies.

Works & Authors cited:

Bret.: Breta Sögur. (G. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.

Str.: Strengleikar. (G. II.)

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