Lægr

Old Norse Dictionary - lægr

Meaning of Old Norse word "lægr" in English.

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

lægr
adj., only in compds, gras-lægr (q. v.), or in neut. in the phrase, eiga lægt (at kirkju), to have a right to be buried, K. Þ. K. 18, 34: in the phrase, var þá lægt viðr, at …, it was on the point of … (cp. lá við), Stj. 479.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
cp.
compare.
neut.
neuter.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

K. Þ. K.
Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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