Hrör-ligr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hrör-ligr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hrör-ligr (hrǫr-ligr)

adj. ‘corpse-like,’ ruinous, dilapidated, Fms. iv. 93 (of houses): of men, infirm, worn by age.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᚼᚱᚢᚱ-ᛚᛁᚴᚱ

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
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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