Lygi-löstr

Old Norse Dictionary - lygi-löstr

Meaning of Old Norse word "lygi-löstr" (or lygi-lǫstr)

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

lygi-löstr (lygi-lǫstr)
m. untruthfulness, Stj. 197.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lygi-löstr may be more accurately written as lygi-lǫstr.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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