Lærleggr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - lærleggr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "lærleggr" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

lærleggr: lærleggr, m. 1) Laarets Benpibe, Laarben; Þ. son búanda hélt á lærlegg hafrsinsok spretti á knífi sínum ok braut tilmergjar SE. I, 14216; honum þótti semherra B. hefði í sundr brotit sínn lær-legg Bev. 25810; skaut logbrandinumá lær galtanum ok brotnuðu báðirlærleggirnir Þorskf. 6022. 2) Benetmellem Knæ og Hofte; tóku fótleggirhans ok lærleggir at skjalfa Heilag. I,53811; spruttu járnin af hans lærlegg-jum Heilag. I, 54828; leysti hann sik orfestinni ok lét fallast til jarðar, þatfall varð svá mikit, at kostaði lærlegghans, gékk hann jafnan haltr síðanFm. IX, 21916, jvf 326.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᛅᚱᛚᚽᚵᚵᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.: Feminin.

m.: Masculin.

v.: Verbum.

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