Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Legill

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 legill

m. [Germ. lägel; Scot. leglin; prob. not from lögr, but through Germ. or Scot. from Lat. lagena]:—a cask, Stj. 128, 367, 388, Mar. 195, Sams. 28, freq. in mod. usage.

Similar Words

LÁ
lá-deyða
lá-garðr
Lá-land
labba

Runic Inscription

legill

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "legill" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
prob: probable, probably.
prob.: probable, probably.
Scot.: Scottish.

Works & Authors

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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