Kjör-vísligr
Old Norse Dictionary - kjör-vísligr
Meaning of Old Norse word "kjör-vísligr" (or kjǫr-vísligr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kjör-vísligr (kjǫr-vísligr)
- adj. acceptable; þótti þeim sá þó eigi kjörvísligr, at eiga enga ván sjálfr til ættleifðar sinnar, Orkn. 58, Fb. ii. 180, Karl. 152.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, kjör-vísligr may be more accurately written as kjǫr-vísligr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᚢᚱ-ᚢᛁᛋᛚᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)