Log

Old Norse Dictionary - log

Meaning of Old Norse word "log" in English.

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

log Old Norse word can mean:

log
n. [Old Engl., Scotland North. E. lowe], a flame; þeir gáfu honum kerti mjök mikit ok log á, Ó. H. 152; ef kerti er látið í vatnið, þá er log er á því, Rb. 352; hræ-log (q. v.), ignis fatuus.
log
2. esp. in plur. light (candlestick); vóru log upp dregin í stofunni, Sturl. iii. 182; þrjú vóru log í skálanum, Gísl. 29; þá vóru log kveykt í tjöldunum, Fb. ii. 128; með sverð ok stangir ok log, Hom. St. (John xviii. 3).

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
North. E.
Northern English.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.
esp.
especially.
m.
masculine.
plur.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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