Legill

Old Norse Dictionary - legill

Meaning of Old Norse word "legill" in English.

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

legill
m. [Germ. lägel; Scot. leglin; prob. not from lögr, but through Germ. or Scot. from Lat. lagena]:—a cask, Stj. 128, 367, 388, Mar. 195, Sams. 28, freq. in mod. usage.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.
frequent, frequently.
Germ.
German.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
prob.
probably.
Scot.
Scottish.

Works & Authors cited:

Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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