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.)
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