Fjálgr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Fjálgr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 fjálgr

adj. [feleg = safe in Dan. ballads; fjelg = comfortable, Ivar Aasen; prob. from fela]:—safe, well kept, only in compds, glóð-fjálgr, hid in embers, of a fire, Ýt. 21; inn-f., stifled, of tears, Hkv. 2. 43.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᛁᛅᛚᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
f.: feminine.
gl: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
n.: neuter.
prob: probable, probably.
prob.: probable, probably.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

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