Æligr

Old Norse Dictionary - æligr

Meaning of Old Norse word "æligr" in English.

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

æligr: adj. [Swed. elak] vile, wretched; sama ælig mér klæði, vile clothes befit me, Fas. i. (in a verse); ælig er sú fórn, Hom. 191 (Ed.); þeir drápn allt þat sem var afleitt eða ælikt (ellkt, v. l.), hrumt eða herfiligt, Stj. 456; mér þinni æligri ambátt. 484.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

Swed.: Swedish.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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