Sveins-leikr

Old Norse Dictionary - sveins-leikr

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

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

sveins-leikr
m. a boy’s game, Hkr. i. 46, Eg. 189.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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