Strengleikr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - strengleikr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "strengleikr" in Norwegian.

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

strengleikr: strengleikr, m. 1) d. s.; er þeir nálguðusthöll Danakonungs, fóru út móti þeim -margháttaðir strengleikar með hinnimestu skemtan Fm. VI, 4814; þar viðero höfð allskonar söngfœri, organ, sin-fon ok salterium, hörpur ok gígjur okallskonar strengleikar Fm. VII, 9715;Str. 123; leika strengleik dvs. spille paasaadant Instrument, Trój. 22 (56); Bret.1 (1047). 2) Vise som synges til Mu-sik paa Strengeleg, jvf strengleikssaga;hug vil ek á leggja ok gaumgæfa atminnask eins atburðar, af hveim þeirum þá daga váro gerðu til minningarfagran strengleik í allskyns hljóða-tólum, gígjum ok simphonum, ok erþessi strengleikr kallaðr í völsku máliDesire en í norrœnu tilfýsiligr Str. 3731jvf 4822. 67 fg

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛏᚱᚽᚿᚵᛚᚽᛁᚴᚱ
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.

s.: substantiv.

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