Löggra

Old Norse Dictionary - löggra

Meaning of Old Norse word "löggra" (or lǫggra) in English.

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

löggra (lǫggra): að, [prob. from lögg; Dan. logre = to wag the tail, of a dog]:—to crouch abjectly, like a dog; hvat er þat it litla er ek löggra sék, ok snapvíst snapir, Ls. 44, a α-dasia-oxia;π. λεγ.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

n.: neuter.

prob.: probably.

Works & Authors cited:

Ls.: Loka-senna. (A. I.)

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