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Ré-ligr

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1 ré-ligr

adj. = rífligr, ample, large; mun eigi annat réligra en færa menn í slík vandræði, will not some other thing do better than the putting people into such difficulties? i. e. is it not better to take some other course? Lv. 96; ok nú má ok vera at til verdi nokkurir at veita Þorgils, þóat þín málefni sé rélegri, even though thy case be the better of the two, Sturl. i. 44.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ré-ligr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
ch
chapter.
i. e.
id est.
l.
Linnæus.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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