Lygi-konungr

Old Norse Dictionary - lygi-konungr

Meaning of Old Norse word "lygi-konungr" in English.

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

lygi-konungr
m. a false king, pretender, Fb. i. 28.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
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