Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Mis-leggja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 mis-leggja

lagði, to lay amiss; e-m eru mislagðar hendr, one had ‘mislaid hands,’ i. e. did the wrong thing and left the right undone, Fms. vii. 118, Þorst. Stang. 52, Finnb. 262: also of slovenly or bad work.

Similar Words

má
má-skari
Máfa-hlíð
mag-áll
mag-fyllr

Runic Inscription

mis-leggja

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

i. e.: id est.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

Works & Authors

Finnb.: Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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