Æligr

Old Norse Dictionary - æligr

Meaning of Old Norse word "æligr"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

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.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛚᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
Swed.
Swedish.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

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