Leiði-ligr

Old Norse Dictionary - leiði-ligr

Meaning of Old Norse word "leiði-ligr" in English.

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

leiði-ligr
adj. (mod. leiðin-ligr, Bs. i. 802, Bárð. 178), loathsome, loathly; ljót ok l., Fms. ii. 137, Stj. 417, 436; fúl ok l., 265, Hom. 143, Bs. i. 452: mod. tiresome, irksome, passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Bárð.
Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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