Líkligr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - líkligr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "líkligr" in English.

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

líkligr Old Icelandic word can mean:

líkligr
a.
líkligr
1) likely, probable (gør af drauminum slíkt er þér sýþnist líkligast); Þorsteini var þar vel fagnat, sem líkligt var, as might be expected; gøra sik líkligan til e-s, to show oneself inclined to;
líkligr
2) eligible, preferable, suitable (nú þykkir Eyjúlfi þetta et líkligasta).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚴᛚᛁᚴᚱ

Abbreviations used:

e-s
einhvers.

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