Eligr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Eligr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 eligr

adj. [Swed. elig], vile, Hom. 151; e. ambátt, a poor handmaid, Stj. 484. 1 Sam. xxv. 24; afleitt eðr elikt, vile and refuse, 456. 1 Sam. xv. 9; illr ok e., Hb. 31: it is probably akin to el-, Germ. elend, vide aulandi, p. 34.

Runic Inscription

ᛁᛚᛁᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.: masculine.
p.: page.
prob: probable, probably.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Hb.: Hauks-bók. (H. IV.)
Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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