Mjúkleikr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - mjúkleikr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "mjúkleikr" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

mjúkleikr: mjúkleikr, m. 1) Myghed, Bøielighed? 2) Smidighed, Lethed og Raskhed i sine Be-vægelser; þú fékt ekki leikit þat, ermjúkleikr var í Fm. VII, 11922; má þarsjá margan mjúkleik, er þeir fremjaá hestunum allan daginn (under Tur- neringen) Trist. 7 (367 fg); Þ. verst þeimmeð miklum mjúkleik en sœkir at þeimmeð miklu afli Fbr. 4123. 3) Mildhed, Lemfældighed, Skaansomhed; mjúkleikrrefstar gefr taum til syndar DN. VI,33818.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᛁᚢᚴᛚᚽᛁᚴᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

m.: Masculin.

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