Ré-ligr

Old Norse Dictionary - ré-ligr

Meaning of Old Norse word "ré-ligr" in English.

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

ré-ligr: adj. = rífligr, ample, large; mun eigi annat réligra en færa menn í slík vandræði, will not some other thing do better than the putting people into such difficulties? i. e. is it not better to take some other course? Lv. 96; ok nú má ok vera at til verdi nokkurir at veita Þorgils, þóat þín málefni sé rélegri, even though thy case be the better of the two, Sturl. i. 44.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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