Leg

Old Norse Dictionary - leg

Meaning of Old Norse word "leg" in English.

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

leg
n. [liggja], a burial-place, K. Þ. K. 28, Nj. 281, Fms. vii. 251:—the ‘lie,’ position of a county, lands-leg: of grass, liggja í leg, to be laid, of overgrown grass: liggja í leg, to lie waste, of land, Grág. ii. 279; leggja í leg, to desert a farm, 278.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
K. Þ. K.
Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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