Setgeiri

Old Norwegian Dictionary - setgeiri

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "setgeiri" in Norwegian.

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

setgeiri: setgeiri, m. Kile i Skrævet af de til Mands- dragten (karlklæði) hørende brœkr; hvárter þat satt, Þórðr! at Auðr kona þíner jafnan í brókum, ok setgeiri í, envafit spjörrum mjök í skúa niðr Laxd.35 (8832); hann lagðist í bergskor nökk-ura, honum svalaði mjök, fór hann þáór brókunum ok skar rauf á setgeira-num ok smeygði á sik ok tók út hönd-unum, hjalpaði hann svá lífi sínu Fm.VII, 20217.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚽᛏᚵᚽᛁᚱᛁ
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:

m.: Masculin.

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