Bagr

Old Norse Dictionary - bagr

Meaning of Old Norse word "bagr" in English.

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

bagr
adj. [cp. bágr], awkward, clumsy, clownish, opp. to hagr, q. v., Fas. iii. 195: baga, u, f., in mod. usage means a plain common ditty; böguligr and amböguligr, adj., means awkward.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
mod.
modern.
opp.
opposed.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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