Skeleggr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skeleggr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skeleggr" in Norwegian.

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

skeleggr: skeleggr, adj. ivrig, heftig i at drive paa, hvad man vil have frem; oftar sigrastþeim eigi vel, er fleiri eru saman, efmenn eru skeleggir til móts Flat. I,1407; gerumst vér ok allir snarpir okskeleggir í þessum ráðum Flat. II,35115; ef þú hefir viljan skeleggjan tilat vinna mikit verk á þeim Alex. 432;hefði þeir Bessus verit jafnskeleggirtil orrostu sem til annarra svika Alex.18326; váru allir skeleggir í því atskilja eigi við hann, hvat sem á aðrahönd bæri Sturl. I, 348; var liðit velbúit, en formenninir einharðir ok skel-eggir um allt, þar er þeir vildu at hafaSturl. II, 18916; þeir svara fá um, okvöru í öngu skeleggir, sem síðar barraun á Sturl. II, 2631.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᚽᛚᚽᚵᚵᚱ
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:

adj.: Adjectiv.

lat.: latinsk.

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