Glögg-liga

Old Norse Dictionary - glögg-liga

Meaning of Old Norse word "glögg-liga" (or glǫgg-liga)

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

glögg-liga (glǫgg-liga)
adv. [cp. Ulf. glaggvuba = ἀκριβως, ἐπιμελως], clearly, distinctly, Eg. 54, Fms. ii. 102, vi. 36; spyrja g. at, Fb. i. 253.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, glögg-liga may be more accurately written as glǫgg-liga.

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

Abbreviations used:

adv.
adverb.
cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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