Set-geiri

Old Norse Dictionary - set-geiri

Meaning of Old Norse word "set-geiri"

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

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.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

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