Herfi-ligr
Old Norse Dictionary - herfi-ligr
Meaning of Old Norse word "herfi-ligr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- herfi-ligr
- adj. ‘harrowing,’ wretched, ragged, Eluc. 21, Fms. vii. 157, x. 222, Stj. 20, 39, Nj. 197.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚱᚠᛁ-ᛚᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eluc.
- Elucidarium. (F. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)