Hrör-ligr
Old Norse Dictionary - hrör-ligr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hrör-ligr" (or hrǫr-ligr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hrör-ligr (hrǫr-ligr)
- adj. ‘corpse-like,’ ruinous, dilapidated, Fms. iv. 93 (of houses): of men, infirm, worn by age.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hrör-ligr may be more accurately written as hrǫr-ligr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᚢᚱ-ᛚᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)