Ætt-leggr

Old Norse Dictionary - ætt-leggr

Meaning of Old Norse word "ætt-leggr" in English.

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

ætt-leggr
m. a stem, lineage, Stj. 43; trygð ok skeytt undir mik ok minn ættlegg, my lineage, N. G. L. ii. 97.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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