Leggr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - leggr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "leggr" in English.

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

leggr Old Icelandic word can mean:

leggr
(-jar, -ir), m.
leggr
1) hollow bone (of arms and legs);
leggr
2) leg; komast á legg, to grow up (þá vóru synir hans vel á legg komnir);
leggr
3) stem of a plant;
leggr
4) shank of an anchor;
leggr
5) shaft of a spear.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚴᚴᚱ

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

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