Loga
Old Norse Dictionary - loga
Meaning of Old Norse word "loga"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- loga
- að, [Old Engl. to lowe], burn with a flame; þeim endanum er logaði, Eg. 238; loganda eldi-brand, Nj. 194; hyrr sé ek brenna en hauðr loga, burn in a bright lowe, Hdl. 48; ef ek sé hávan sal loga, Hm. 153; loga ílla skíðin, Finnb. 254; runnr, sá er Moyses sá loga ok eigi brenna, 655 viii. 2; þar til er borgin öll logaði, Fms. vi. 154; ljósið logar, the light lowes; það logar á skíðum or það skíða-logar, the fire lowes brightly.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Finnb.
- Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hdl.
- Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)