Hrör-ligr

Old Norse Dictionary - hrör-ligr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hrör-ligr" (or hrǫr-ligr) in English.

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

hrör-ligr (hrǫr-ligr)
adj. ‘corpse-like,’ ruinous, dilapidated, Fms. iv. 93 (of houses): of men, infirm, worn by age.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hrör-ligr may be more accurately written as hrǫr-ligr.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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