Tygi-ligr

Old Norse Dictionary - tygi-ligr

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

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

tygi-ligr
adj. [peril, a bad reading for rýgiligr]; t. orð, haughty words, threats, Bs. i. 653, 658 (but rýgiligr v. l. in both instances), Grett. 172 new Ed.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
l.
line.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
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