Legill

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Legill

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᛁᚴᛁᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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