Laufsegl

Old Norwegian Dictionary - laufsegl

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "laufsegl" in Norwegian.

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

laufsegl
laufsegl, n. Løvsegl, løvrig Gren, benyttetsom Seil til at drive Fartøi fremadunder Vinden; fig. mun eigi mega meðlaufsegli at sigla þar, sem Katla er dvs.der skal ikke lidet til for at det skalhjælpe, naar man har med K. at gjøre,naar det gjælder om at vinde Bugtmed hende, Eb. 20 (3321 jvf &vl).

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᛆᚢᚠᛋᚽᚵᛚ
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:

fig.
figurlig, i figurlig betydning.
n.
Neutrum.
s.
substantiv.

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