Lauf-segl
Old Norse Dictionary - lauf-segl
Meaning of Old Norse word "lauf-segl"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lauf-segl
- n. a leaf-shaped sail; in the phrase, sigla með laufsegli at e-m, to deal leniently with a person, Eb. 96, Fas. i. 7.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛅᚢᚠ-ᛋᛁᚴᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)