Rösk-ligr

Old Norse Dictionary - rösk-ligr

Meaning of Old Norse word "rösk-ligr" (or rǫsk-ligr)

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

rösk-ligr (rǫsk-ligr)
adj. deft, brisk.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

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