Set-geiri

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Set-geiri

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 set-geiri

a, m. a ‘seat-goar,’ a piece let into a pair of breeches; í brókum með setgeira í, Ld. 136; hann skar rauf á setgeiranum, Fms. vii. 202. set-geira-brækr, f. pl. breeches with goars in the seat, Ld. 136.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛁᛏ-ᚴᛁᛁᚱᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
f.
feminine.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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