Reiðu-ligr

Old Norse Dictionary - reiðu-ligr

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

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

reiðu-ligr Old Norse word can mean:

reiðu-ligr
mod. reiði-ligr, adj. honest, safe, of a payer.
reiðu-ligr
adj. looking wrathful, Nj. 83, Fms. vi. 122, passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
mod.
modern.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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