Kjör-ligr
Old Norse Dictionary - kjör-ligr
Meaning of Old Norse word "kjör-ligr" (or kjǫr-ligr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kjör-ligr (kjǫr-ligr)
- adj. fit to be chosen; þótti honum hinn eigi kjörligri, Fms. iv. 226.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, kjör-ligr may be more accurately written as kjǫr-ligr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᚢᚱ-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.)