Lilju-lag

Old Norse Dictionary - lilju-lag

Meaning of Old Norse word "lilju-lag"

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

lilju-lag
n. the metre of the Lilja, the mod. name for the ancient hrynhenda (q. v.), in which metre the Lilja was composed, whence the name.

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

Abbreviations used:

mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

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