Her-ligr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Her-ligr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 her-ligr

adj. [from herra; Germ. herrlich; Dan. herlig], lordly; herlegra mann undir vápnum né tíguligra, Fms. vii. 69; h. höfðingi, 603 (non habent isti dominum, of the Vulgate); h. kerrur (currus), Stj. 573. 1 Kings x. 26; herligt kaprún (stuff), Sturl. iii. 306, v. l.: unclass. and not much used, except in poetry, háðir eitt herligt stríð, Pass. 19, 13; herligt er æ hermanns stand, Bjarni.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᛁᚱ-ᛚᛁᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
ch
chapter.
class.
classical.
Dan
Danish.
Dan.
Danish.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
unclass.
unclassical.
v.
vide, verb.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Bjarni
Bjarni Thorarinson.
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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