Log
Old Norse Dictionary - log
Meaning of Old Norse word "log"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word log can mean:log
- log
- n. [Old Engl., Scotland North. E. lowe], a flame; þeir gáfu honum kerti mjök mikit ok log á, Ó. H. 152; ef kerti er látið í vatnið, þá er log er á því, Rb. 352; hræ-log (q. v.), ignis fatuus.
- log
- 2. esp. in plur. light (candlestick); vóru log upp dregin í stofunni, Sturl. iii. 182; þrjú vóru log í skálanum, Gísl. 29; þá vóru log kveykt í tjöldunum, Fb. ii. 128; með sverð ok stangir ok log, Hom. St. (John xviii. 3).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- North. E.
- Northern English.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
- esp.
- especially.
- m.
- masculine.
- plur.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)