Lær-leggr
Old Norse Dictionary - lær-leggr
Meaning of Old Norse word "lær-leggr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lær-leggr
- m. the thigh bone, Fms. ix. 219, Edda 28, Sks. 372, Gullþ. 15.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛅᚱ-ᛚᛁᚴᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- þ.
- þáttr.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gullþ.
- Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)