Sein-ligr

Old Norse Dictionary - sein-ligr

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

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

sein-ligr
adj. slow, dull; Oddr var eldsætr ok s., Landn. 235; s. í viðbragði, Grett. 90; Sighvatr þótti heldr s. fyrst í æskunni, Fb. iii. 243; hann beiddi hann liðveizlu, Hálfdán var hinn seinligasti, H. was slow, unwilling, Sturl. iii. 16.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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