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álags-háttr

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1 álags-háttr

m. a kind of metre, the first syllabic of the following line completing the sentence, e. g. ískalda skar ek öldu | eik; Edda (Ht.) 129.
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Runic Inscription

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álags-háttr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "álags-háttr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

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Common Abbreviations

e. g.
exempli gratia.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Ht.
Hátta-tal. (C. I.)

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