Álags-háttr
Old Norse Dictionary - álags-háttr
Meaning of Old Norse word "álags-háttr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- álags-háttr
- m. a kind of metre, the first syllabic of the following line completing the sentence, e. g. ískalda skar ek öldu | eik; Edda (Ht.) 129.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛚᛅᚴᛋ-ᚼᛅᛏᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- e. g.
- exempli gratia.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Ht.
- Hátta-tal. (C. I.)