Hræ-log

Old Norse Dictionary - hræ-log

Meaning of Old Norse word "hræ-log" in English.

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

hræ-log
n. a ‘carrion-lowe,’ the light which gleams round decomposing matter, hrælog brunnu af spjótum þeirra, svá at af lýsti, Sturl. ii. 50: mod. hrævar-eldr.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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