Leikn
nafnorðkvenkyn
the name of an ogress, perhaps with reference to the ancient belief that sicknesses arise from the being ‘ridden’ by witches, 54 (in a verse), (Gl.); leiknar hestr, the ‘ogress steed,’ the wolf, Hallfred; the Leikin, 25, is identical, seið hón leikin, she (the prophetess) worshipped witches (trolls) = she was a sorceress.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- f.kvenkyn (e. feminine)
- cp.compare.
- poët.poetically.
- prob.probably.
- EddaEdda. (C. I.)
- Vsp.Völuspá. (A. I.)