Á-lengdar

Old Norse Dictionary - á-lengdar

Meaning of Old Norse word "á-lengdar" in English.

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

á-lengdar Old Norse word can mean:

á-lengdar: adv. along; engum friði heit ek þér á., Fms. iii. 156; eigi vildi hann vist hans þar á., he should not be staying along there, i. e. there, Grett. 129 A, Sturl. iii. 42.

á-lengdar: β. now used loc. far off, aloof, Lat. procul.

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

Abbreviations used:

adv.: adverb.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

v.: vide.

Lat.: Latin.

loc.: local, locally.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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