Sáligr

Old Norse Dictionary - sáligr

Meaning of Old Norse word "sáligr" in English.

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

sáligr Old Norse word can mean:

sáligr: m. [Germ. selig; A. S. sælig = blessed; whence Old Engl. seely; mod. Engl. silly]:—poor, mostly in a good sense, but also in a bad = wretched, but only in a religious or eccl. style, Stj. 152, 428, BS. ii. 18, Fb. i. 514.

sáligr: 2. in mod. usage [like Germ. selig] deceased, the late so and so, very freq., but usually written shortly, sál.; hún móðir mín sál., systir mín sál., hann Jón sál.: the usual ancient word is heitinn, see heita.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

eccl.: ecclesiastical.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

S.: Saga.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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