Við-lægt

Old Norse Dictionary - við-lægt

Meaning of Old Norse word "við-lægt" in English.

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

við-lægt: n. adj. on the verge of; var þá viðlægt at þeir mundi berjask, Fms. ii. 235; viðrlægt, Stj. 394.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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