Kjör-vísligr

Old Norse Dictionary - kjör-vísligr

Meaning of Old Norse word "kjör-vísligr" (or kjǫr-vísligr) in English.

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

kjör-vísligr (kjǫr-vísligr): adj. acceptable; þótti þeim sá þó eigi kjörvísligr, at eiga enga ván sjálfr til ættleifðar sinnar, Orkn. 58, Fb. ii. 180, Karl. 152.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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