Mögu-ligr

Old Norse Dictionary - mögu-ligr

Meaning of Old Norse word "mögu-ligr" (or mǫgu-ligr) in English.

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

mögu-ligr (mǫgu-ligr): adj. [from Germ. möglich; the word appears in the 14th century]:—possible, Fms. xi. 431, Fas. i. 45, freq. in mod. usage.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, mögu-ligr may be more accurately written as mǫgu-ligr.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

Germ.: German.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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