Niðr-lag
Old Norse Dictionary - niðr-lag
Meaning of Old Norse word "niðr-lag"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word niðr-lag can mean:niðr-lag
- niðr-lag
- n. an end, conclusion; at niðrlagi mánaðarins, Rb. 28: a saying, lítið upphaf görir stundum ágætt n., MS. 4. 9:—of a verse, book, or the like, upphaf ok n. vísu, Vígl. 30; ok er eitt n. (one burden) á öllum, Hkr. iii. 71: lýkr hér sögunni með svá föllnu niðrlagi ok enda, FaS. iii. 452.
- niðr-lag
- II. the storing up meat for household use; var þar betri einn sauðr til niðrlags en tveir annars-staðar, Grett. 137 A; lét hann þat standa á niðrlögum sínum, FaS. iii. 383.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛁᚦᚱ-ᛚᛅᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)
- Vígl.
- Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)