Aug-lit

Old Norse Dictionary - aug-lit

Meaning of Old Norse word "aug-lit" in English.

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

aug-lit
n. a face, countenance; fyrir a. alls lýðs, Stj. 326; fyrir Guðs a., before the face of God, Orkn. 170; í a. postulans, 623. 25, Ver. 7. Gen. vii. 1 (‘before me’); fyrir konungs a., Sks. 283. Now much used, esp. theol.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.
especially.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
theol.
theological, theologically.

Works & Authors cited:

Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Ver.
Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)
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