Hvat-ligr

Old Norse Dictionary - hvat-ligr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hvat-ligr" in English.

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

hvat-ligr
adj. quick, brisk; hvatlegt lið, active troops, Fms. xi. 33; verjask et hvatligsta, 142; hvatligt verk, a manly feat, x. 391.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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