Kör-leg

Old Norse Dictionary - kör-leg

Meaning of Old Norse word "kör-leg" (or kǫr-leg) in English.

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

kör-leg (kǫr-leg): n. the lying in a kör; körlegs-maðr = kararmaðr, Stj. 158.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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