Meðal-lag

Old Norse Dictionary - meðal-lag

Meaning of Old Norse word "meðal-lag" in English.

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

meðal-lag Old Norse word can mean:

meðal-lag: n. an equal share; at meðallagi, in equal shares, Grág. ii. 261; mitt skap er ekki betra en til meðallags, my temper is not better than the average, Þiðr. 319; þat var með enu betra meðallagi, a good average, Fs. 3; ekki stærri en í góðu meðallagi, fully average height, Bárð. 175.

meðal-lag: II. middling’, i. e. not very, not over well; meðallagi er þér þat ráðligt, ‘tis not very advisable for thee, Fms. ii. 14; vitr kona ok meðallagi vinsæl, Fb. i. 250; segir mér þó í meðallagi hugr um, Fs. 47; í meðallagi er oss fallit, 34, 87; var hón óðmáli ok m. vitr, Ísl. ii. 318; skipti vár hafa verit sum góð en sum til meðallags, our dealings have been some good, some only middling, Fms. ix. 508, v. l.; Þorvarðr var vitr maðr ok þá gamall, meðallagi góðgjarn, not too benevolent, Glúm. 376.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Bárð.: Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Þiðr.: Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

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