Ríkleikr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ríkleikr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "ríkleikr" in Norwegian.

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

ríkleikr: ríkleikr, m. Magt, Anseelse; ofmetnaðr sá,er hann fyldist upp af sínum ríkleika,hafði varla rúm í hans hjarta Flat. II,2335; hann (nl. konungr) á sjalfr sik atsýna léttlátan ok blíðan öllum góðummönnum, at engi hafi svá mikla ógnaf hanum, at hann bleyðist at bera öllnauðsynjamál sín fram fyrir konungfyrir hans ríkleiks (Texten: grimmleiks)sakar Kgs. 105 &vl.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚱᛁᚴᛚᚽᛁᚴᚱ
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:

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

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