Leg

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Leg

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 leg

n. [liggja], a burial-place, K. Þ. K. 28, Nj. 281, Fms. vii. 251:—the ‘lie,’ position of a county, lands-leg: of grass, liggja í leg, to be laid, of overgrown grass: liggja í leg, to lie waste, of land, Grág. ii. 279; leggja í leg, to desert a farm, 278.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᛁᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
n.: neuter.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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