Sein-ligr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Sein-ligr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 sein-ligr

adj. slow, dull; Oddr var eldsætr ok s., Landn. 235; s. í viðbragði, Grett. 90; Sighvatr þótti heldr s. fyrst í æskunni, Fb. iii. 243; hann beiddi hann liðveizlu, Hálfdán var hinn seinligasti, H. was slow, unwilling, Sturl. iii. 16.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛁᛁᚾ-ᛚᛁᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
n.: neuter.

Works & Authors

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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