Lygi
Old Norse Dictionary - lygi
Meaning of Old Norse word "lygi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word lygi can mean:lygi
- lygi
- f., indecl. in sing., but in pl. lygar; [ljúga]:—a lie, falsehood; fyrir lygi Ls. 14; slík lygi, Eg. 59; en mesta lygi, Nj. 79, Fms. vi. 241; ok gafsk ván at lygi (laygi), x. 389: plur., lygar ok drabl, Fas. iii. 423; aptr hverfr lygi þegar sönnu mætir, a saying, Bs. i. 639.
- lygi
- 2. a fable; en vitrum mönnum þykkir hver saga heimsliga únýtt, ef hann kallar þat lygi er sagt er, en hann má engar sönnur á finna, Ó. T. 2.
- lygi
- COMPDS: lygiandi, lygifortala, lygigrunr, lygikonungr, lygikvittr, lygilauss, lygiliga, lygiligr, lygilöstr, lygimaðr, lygiorð, lygisaga, lygasiaga, lygivitni.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- decl.
- declined.
- f.
- feminine.
- indecl.
- indeclinable.
- l.
- line.
- pl.
- plural.
- plur.
- plural.
- sing.
- singular.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Ls.
- Loka-senna. (A. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Ó. T.
- Ólafs Saga Tryggvasonar. (E. I.)