Saurigr
Old Norse Dictionary - saurigr
Meaning of Old Norse word "saurigr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word saurigr can mean:saurigr
- saurigr
- adj., before a vowel contr. saurgan, etc., but not so in mod. usage:—filthy, dirty, Sks. 527, 539, Korm. 118, Fs. 51, Karl. 320; saurga myki-kvísl, Fms. i. 75; myklar ok saurgar hendr, vi. 207.
- saurigr
- 2. metaph. filthy, foul, Fms. ix. 223, passim.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᚢᚱᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- contr.
- contracted.
- etc.
- et cetera.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)