Lágr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - lágr

Meaning 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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