Há-leygir

Old Norse Dictionary - há-leygir

Meaning of Old Norse word "há-leygir" in English.

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

há-leygir
m. pl. the inhabitants of the Norse county Hálogaland, Fms.; whence Háleyzkr, adj. from Hálogaland.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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