Makligr

Old Norse Dictionary - makligr

Meaning of Old Norse word "makligr" in English.

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

makligr: adj. [Scot. makly], prop. well ‘matched,’ meet, proper, becoming, Fms. i. 3, vi. 227, vii. 285, Þorst. Síðu H. 173, Rb. 80; compar. more fitting:—deserved, Eg. 561; væri hitt makligra, at …, Fs. 57: deserving, of a person, with gen., makligr er Þórarinn þess frá oss, Nj. 25, Fs. 7; mikils góðs m., 35; öllum þóttu búendr makligir til skaða, Ó. H. 205; þykki mér Njáll makligr vera at ek unna honum þess, Nj. 188.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

compar.: comparative.

gen.: genitive.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

prop.: proper, properly.

Scot.: Scottish.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Þorst. Síðu H.: Þorsteins Saga Síðu-Hallssonar. (D. II.)

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