Lág

Old Norse Dictionary - lág

Meaning of Old Norse word "lág"

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

Old Norse word lág can mean:lág

lág: f., l́g in Edda 68, 85; [Swed. låga; Ivar Aasen log; Engl. log]:—a felled tree, log; l́g heitir ok tré þat er fellr í skógi, Edda 85; l́g, þat er tré, 68; vóru þar fen stór ok höggnar á lágir, Eg. 577; sátu þeir allir samt á einni lág, Fms. i. 179, xi. 64, 332; þá spurði Hávarðr, hverr fell af láginni? Hkr. i. 241; ok því næst koma þeir at lág nokkurri er liggr um þvera götuna, Fb. iii. 376: the word is now obsolete in Icel. or is only used in the sense of

lág: II. pl. lágar, a deep, hollow place; lág and laut are synonymous: the phrase, láta e-ð liggja í láginni, to let a thing lie in the hole, i. e. hide, conceal it.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

gl.: glossary.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

Swed.: Swedish.

i. e.: id est.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

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