Lauf-segl

Old Norse Dictionary - lauf-segl

Meaning of Old Norse word "lauf-segl" in English.

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

lauf-segl
n. a leaf-shaped sail; in the phrase, sigla með laufsegli at e-m, to deal leniently with a person, Eb. 96, Fas. i. 7.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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