Her-ligr
Old Norse Dictionary - her-ligr
Meaning of Old Norse word "her-ligr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- her-ligr
- adj. [from herra; Germ. herrlich; Dan. herlig], lordly; herlegra mann undir vápnum né tíguligra, Fms. vii. 69; h. höfðingi, 603 (non habent isti dominum, of the Vulgate); h. kerrur (currus), Stj. 573. 1 Kings x. 26; herligt kaprún (stuff), Sturl. iii. 306, v. l.: unclass. and not much used, except in poetry, háðir eitt herligt stríð, Pass. 19, 13; herligt er æ hermanns stand, Bjarni.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚱ-ᛚᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- class.
- classical.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Germ.
- German.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- unclass.
- unclassical.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bjarni
- Bjarni Thorarinson.
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Pass.
- Passiu-Sálmar.
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)