At-laga

Old Norse Dictionary - at-laga

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

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

at-laga Old Norse word can mean:

at-laga: u, f. an attack in a sea fight, of the act of laying ships alongside; skipa til a., Fms. i. 169, iv. 103; hörð a., hard fight, xi. 133, Hkr. ii. 272, Nj. 125, Sturl. iii. 63, etc.: more rarely of an attack on land, Fms. vii. 244, Al. 122, Ísl. ii. 83, Bret. 50.

at-laga: β. an advance, landing, without notion of fight, Fms. ix. 430.

at-laga: COMPDS: atlöguflokkr, atlöguskip.

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

Abbreviations used:

etc.: et cetera.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Bret.: Breta Sögur. (G. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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

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