Glíkligr
Old Norse Dictionary - glíkligr
Meaning of Old Norse word "glíkligr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- glíkligr
- and líkligr, adj.; in old poets with gl, geta þykkjat mér gotnar | glíkligs, Hallfred; but usually with l only, e. g. Nj. 49, Fms. xi. 87, Hkr. i. 261, where Mork. gl:—likely, probable, þótti mönnum glíkligast at stolit mundi vera, Bs. i. 348; gör af drauminum slíkt er þér sýnisk líkligast, Ísl. ii. 196; at honum þætti Rauðs-synir líkligstir til at valda, Fms. iv. 380, Hom. 115:—fit, promising, nú þykkir Eyjúlfi þetta et glíkligsta, Gísl. 148; göra sik líkligan til e-s, to shew oneself inclined to, countenance, Fms. x. 334.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛚᛁᚴᛚᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- e. g.
- exempli gratia.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Mork.
- Morkinskinna. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)