Lær-leggr

Old Norse Dictionary - lær-leggr

Meaning of Old Norse word "lær-leggr" in English.

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

lær-leggr
m. the thigh bone, Fms. ix. 219, Edda 28, Sks. 372, Gullþ. 15.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
þ.
þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gullþ.
Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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