Sáligr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Sáligr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 sáligr

m. [Germ. selig; A. S. sælig = blessed; whence Old Engl. seely; mod. Engl. silly]:—poor, mostly in a good sense, but also in a bad = wretched, but only in a religious or eccl. style, Stj. 152, 428, Bs. ii. 18, Fb. i. 514.

2 sáligr

2. in mod. usage [like Germ. selig] deceased, the late so and so, very freq., but usually written shortly, sál.; hún móðir mín sál., systir mín sál., hann Jón sál.: the usual ancient word is heitinn, see heita.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛅᛚᛁᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
ch
chapter.
eccl
ecclesiastical.
eccl.
ecclesiastical.
Engl
English.
Engl.
English.
freq
frequent, frequently.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
S.
South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)

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