Þjóð-lygi

Old Norse Dictionary - þjóð-lygi

Meaning of Old Norse word "þjóð-lygi" in English.

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

þjóð-lygi
f. a ‘great lie,’ Mag. 57: a calumny, slander, en þagmælskr um þjóðlygi, Ad. 1.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Ad.
Arinbjarnar-drápa. (A. III.)
Mag.
Magus Saga. (G. II.)
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