Ám-átligr

Old Norse Dictionary - ám-átligr

Meaning of Old Norse word "ám-átligr"

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

ám-átligr
adj. loathsome, piteous, Fms. v. 165, of piteously crying; Fas. ii. 149, of an ogress; Finnb. 218, Bær. 7.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bær.
Bærings Saga. (G. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Finnb.
Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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