Lyginn

Old Norse Dictionary - lyginn

Meaning of Old Norse word "lyginn" in English.

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

lyginn
adj. lying, untruthful, Nj. 73, 78, Post. 645. 65, Anecd.; ólyginn sagði mér! Piltr og Stúlka 34.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Anecd.
Anecdoton. (H. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Post.
Postula Sögur. (F. III.)
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