Lægi
Old Norse Dictionary - lægi
Meaning of Old Norse word "lægi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word lægi can mean:lægi
- lægi
- n. [from liggja or perh. better from logn (lœgi) = loun, calm water, cp. Alm. 23]:—a berth, anchorage, Alm. 23, Fs. 92, 148, 151, Fms. i. 157, vi. 17, 120, x. 233, passim: opportunity, ok gaf þeim eigi lægi út ór firðinum, Fbr. 13 new Ed.; hence the mod. sæta lægi, to watch an opportunity.
- lægi
- 2. = leg, situation, Sks. 294.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛅᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- perh.
- perhaps.
Works & Authors cited:
- Alm.
- Alvís-mál. (A. I.)
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)