Stríð-leikr

Old Norse Dictionary - stríð-leikr

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

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

stríð-leikr Old Norse word can mean:

stríð-leikr: (-leiki), m. vehemence, of a stream, Sks. 154; s. vatnsins, id.

stríð-leikr: 2. metaph. severity, rigour, Sks. 639, H. E. i. 515: sullenness, obstinacy. Fms. iv. 165.

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

Abbreviations used:

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

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