Bjarg-leysi

Old Norse Dictionary - bjarg-leysi

Meaning of Old Norse word "bjarg-leysi" in English.

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

bjarg-leysi
n. starvation, destitution, Grág. i. 238, Gþl. 272, Band. 43.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᛅᚱᚴ-ᛚᛁᚢᛋᛁ
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:

Band.
Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
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