Mátu-ligr
Old Norse Dictionary - mátu-ligr
Meaning of Old Norse word "mátu-ligr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mátu-ligr
- adj. [máti], meet, fitting, Stj. 55, 97; meir en þér þykkir mátulegt, Fb. ii. 196; sveigja slíkt sem honum þótti mátulegt vera, Bs. i. 727; mátulegan (moderate) skatt, Fms. x. 113, v. l.; sá er þetta rúm var mátulegt, Fs. 5; ú-mátuliga, immensely, 383: fitting, of a suit, hann fór í serkinn ok var hann honum m., Fms. iii. 180; máttulegt beisl, Gd. 34: meet, due, það er honum mátuligt, it serves him right.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᛏᚢ-ᛚᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)