æligr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

æligr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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.

Runic Inscription

ᛅᛚᛁᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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