Engis-lé

Old Norse Dictionary - engis-lé

Meaning of Old Norse word "engis-lé"

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

engis-lé
m. a scythe to mow a meadow, Korm. 40 (in a verse), (engissler, MS.); this seems to be the correct reading of the passage.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Korm.
Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
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