Lögðir

Old Norse Dictionary - lögðir

Meaning of Old Norse word "lögðir" (or lǫgðir) in English.

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

lögðir (lǫgðir): m. [leggja], poët. a ‘stabber,’ sword, only in poetry, Lex. poët.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lögðir may be more accurately written as lǫgðir.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

poët.: poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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