Lyrgr

Old Norse Dictionary - lyrgr

Meaning of Old Norse word "lyrgr" in English.

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

lyrgr
in., mod. lurgr, a forelock (?); only in the phrase, taka e-m lyrg (mod. taka í lurginn á e-m), to take one by the forelock, by the ears (vulg.), Fas. ii. 341; cp. the Engl. loggerheads.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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