Hætt-ligr
Old Norse Dictionary - hætt-ligr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hætt-ligr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hætt-ligr
- adj. dangerous, serious, Fær. 263, Fms. viii. 98, ix. 291, xi. 367, Bs. i. 536, 766, Edda 36, Stj. 604; þá er ok hættligt, ‘tis to be feared, 686 B. 5; í hættligra lagi, in a dangerous case, Lv. 86:—medic. = hættr, kölluðu hættligan mátt hans, they said that he was sinking fast, Fms. ix. 390.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᛏᛏ-ᛚᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- medic.
- medicine, medically.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fær.
- Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Lv.
- Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)