Ugg-ligr
Old Norse Dictionary - ugg-ligr
Meaning of Old Norse word "ugg-ligr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ugg-ligr
- adj. [hence Engl. ugly (?)], to be feared; e-t þykkir uggligt, Fms. iii. 129, Greg. 25, Eb. (in a verse); þat þykki mér uggligt, at ek þurfa skamma hrið ráð at göra fyrir jarli þessum, Orkn. 418: in Fs. 22 read ú-glíkt.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚴᚴ-ᛚᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Greg.
- Gregory. (F. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)