Thanks for the help.

The word was not on an Old Norse site, so I am not confident of the
accuracy of the spelling or vowel lengths.

Ill have a look around for context, although really I am not sure
that it is worth pursuing far. I probably could better be learning
more Old Norse...

Thanks,
Stefan

--- In norse_course@..., Haukur Thorgeirsson <haukurth@...> wrote:
> Heil!
>
>
> > The word 'asniligamo' cropped up on another site, apparently Old
West
> > Norse, and I have since been trying to find a translation.
>
> Doesn't make any sense to me. There is indeed a word
> 'asni' meaning 'ass' but 'ligamo' doesn't look like an
> Old Norse word. If the 'o' ending is really an 'o' ending
> then why hasn't the 'a' mutated? It would have to be long:
>
> ligámo?
>
> If we split that again then 'ámo / ámu' is recognizable
> as a form of 'áma; barrel' but 'lig' is not familiar.
>
> How about amending one letter?
>
> 'asnalig ámu'
>
> ass-like [nominative singular feminine] barrel [oblique case
singular]
>
> Fond as I am of chasing wild geese I suggest you find the
> word's context, if any there is, and get back to us.
>
> Kveðja,
> Haukur