At-hlægi

Old Norse Dictionary - at-hlægi

Meaning of Old Norse word "at-hlægi" in English.

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

at-hlægi: n. ridicule, mockery; með a. ok sköm, ridicule and shame, Fms. x. 279; ef a. er vert, if it be ridicule, vi. 208; a. eðr úmannan, a laughing-stock and a wretch, Sturl. iii. 240.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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

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