Lágr
Old Icelandic Dictionary - lágrMeaning of Old Icelandic word "lágr" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
lágr Old Icelandic word can mean:
- lágr
- (lægri, lægstr), a.
- lágr
- 1) low, low down (þá er sól er lág um kveldit); bera lágt höfuðit, to carry the head low, be discomfited; fara lægra, to be lowered, humbled;
- lágr
- 2) short (höggspjót á lágu skafti), short of stature (lágr sem dvergr ok digr);
- lágr
- 3) low, humble (lágr at burðum); bera lægra hlut, to get the worst of it, be worsted;
- lágr
- 4) low, of the voice (hann svarar ok heldr lágt).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛅᚴᚱ
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