Sann-ligr
Old Norse Dictionary - sann-ligr
Meaning of Old Norse word "sann-ligr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word sann-ligr can mean:sann-ligr
- sann-ligr
- adj. likely to be true, probable, Sks. 555, Fms. vi. 94, ix. 463, Band. 18 new Ed.; þykkir sú saga sannligust, Bret. 88, 98.
- sann-ligr
- 2. just, fair, Ó. H. 45, Fær. 125, Eg. 526, Ísl. ii. 135, Fms. vi. 151, 353, vii. 115, ix. 249, 391:—fit, meet, proper, x. 379, Sks. 8, 283, Js. 10.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᚾᚾ-ᛚᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Band.
- Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
- Bret.
- Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fær.
- Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Js.
- Járnsíða. (B. III.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)