Hlægi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hlægi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hlægi

n. ridicule, Hm. 19, Fms. vi. 151, Clem. 36, 42.

2 hlægi

COMPDS: hlægi-orðr, hlægi-máll, and hlægi-máligr, adj. humorous, Fms. ix. 241, 249. hlægi-skip, n. an odd, curious ship, Sighvat.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᛚᛅᚴᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Clem.
Clements Saga. (F. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
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