Lyga-siaga
Old Norse Dictionary - lyga-siaga
Meaning of Old Norse word "lyga-siaga"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lyga-siaga
- a lying story, false report, Fms. xi. 118: a fable as opp. to sönn saga, Hrólfr sagði sögu af Hröngviði berserk ok frá Ólafi Liðsmanna-konungi ok haug-broti Þráins, ok Hrómundi Greipssyni, ok margar vísur með. En þessi saga var skemt Sverri konungi, ok kvað hann slíkar lygisögur skemtiligar, Sturl. i. 23; this is also the mod. common use, see List of Authors (G. III).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴᛅ-ᛋᛁᛅᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- opp.
- opposed.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)