Lega

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Lega

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 lega

u, f. a lying in bed, Al. 72: of sickness, the lying bedridden: the being so ill as to keep one’s bed, liggja langa legu.

2 lega

COMPDS: legunautr, leguneyti.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᛁᚴᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
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