Lag

Old Icelandic Dictionary - lag

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "lag" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

lag Old Icelandic word can mean:

lag: n.

lag: 1) stratum, layer;

lag: 2) due place, right position;

lag: leggja stýri í ~, to ship the rudder;

lag: ganga ór ~i, to go wrong;

lag: fóru nú brýnn hans í ~, his brows became smooth and straight;

lag: koma ~i á e-t, to put to rights, get a thing into order;

lag: komast vel í ~, to fall into good order;

lag: 3) companionship, fellowship;

lag: leggja (binda) saman ~ sitt, to enter into fellowship;

lag: 4) living together (hann réðst til ~s við Beru);

lag: 5) cohabitation;

lag: eiga ~ við konu, to cohabit;

lag: 6) market price, tax;

lag: leggja ~ á varning manna, to set or regulate the market price;

lag: 7) thrust, stab (with a knife, sword, or spear);

lag: 8) air, tune;

lag: 9) adverbial phrases:

lag: í tvennu ~i, in two parts, double;

lag: í öllu ~i, in every respect, quite;

lag: í sumu (mörgu) ~i, in same (many) respects;

lag: with compar. or superl., denoting degree;

lag: í meira ~i, considerably, rather;

lag: í fyrra ~i, rather early, among the earliest;

lag: í verra ~i, among the worst;

lag: í hljóðara ~i, rather silent;

lag: í nærra ~i, rather close;

lag: þann dag svaf Unnr í lengra ~i, U. slept that day longer than she was wont;

lag: Helias var í fyrsta ~i spámanna, H. was one of the first of prophets;

lag: í elzta ~i sona hans, among the oldest of his sons;

lag: minnsta ~, the least share.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛅᚴ

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

e-t: eitthvat.

compar.: comparative.

superl.: superlative.

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