Lengra

Old Norwegian Dictionary - lengra

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "lengra" in Norwegian.

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

lengra
lengra, adv. comp. (af langt) i en læn-gere Udstrækning, længere frem eller af-sted, mere; honum varð byrðrin þung,signaði hón niðr á bakit - -, Þórolfrvarð þá varr við, ok létti hann upp ásik lengra byrðinni Flat. I, 7418; G.tekr þat ráð at ríða lengra undanúfriðinum Bp. II, 1146; lízt oss -, semþú - hafir lengra fram vikit setninglaganna, en ritat finnst Bp. II, 12038;hvat lengra? dvs. kort sagt: Bp. II, 1530;hvat þarf lengra, en þessi guðs maðrhefir sína læknidóma -, ok gerir -Bp. II, 2522; hvat lengra? en eptir sváskipat - taka sendiboðarnir orlof Thom.3132.

Part of speech: adv comp

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚽᚿᚵᚱᛆ
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:

adv.
Adverbium.
comp.
Comparativ.
G.
Genitiv.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
p.
Pagina, side.
s.
substantiv.
v.
Verbum.

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