Old Norse Dictionary Entry

æligr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 æligr

adj. [Swed. elak] vile, wretched; sama ælig mér klæði, vile clothes befit me, Fas. i. (in a verse); ælig er sú fórn, Hom. 191 (Ed.); þeir drápn allt þat sem var afleitt eða ælikt (ellkt, v. l.), hrumt eða herfiligt, Stj. 456; mér þinni æligri ambátt. 484.

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Runic Inscription

æligr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
ch: chapter.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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