Hverfi-legr

Old Norse Dictionary - hverfi-legr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hverfi-legr"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

hverfi-legr
adj. ugly, Nj. 147, v. 1.; whence mod. herfilegr (-liga), q. v., wretched, miserable.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛁᚱᚠᛁ-ᛚᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
mod.
modern.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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