Sveinaleikr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sveinaleikr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sveinaleikr" in Norwegian.

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

sveinaleikr: sveinaleikr, m. Leg som Drenge holde med hverandre; var Þorgils fimm vetra, erhann fór þangat ok vildi vera at sveina-leik Flóam. 10 (12817); jvf Eg. 40 (783);þeir efldu til sveinaleiks Fris. 2411(Yngl. 36).

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚠᚽᛁᚿᛆᛚᚽᛁᚴᚱ
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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