Lá-garðr

Old Norse Dictionary - lá-garðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "lá-garðr" in English.

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

lá-garðr
m. a ‘fence of lá,’ the surf; þá sá þau at sylgja lá á steini í lágörðunum, Bs. i. 317; kom þar um síðir at hann þreyttisk á sundi, var hann þá kominn í lágarða, dró hann þá niðr, í því sá hann hvar kerling ein stór óð út at honum, Fas. ii. 435.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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