HLEIFR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

HLEIFR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 HLEIFR

m. [Ulf. hlaifs; A. S. hlâf; Engl. loaf; O. H. G. hlaib; Germ. laib; Ivar Aasen levse]:—a loaf, Hm. 51, 140; af fimm hleifum brauðs ok tveimr fiskum, Mirm.; hleifar af Völsku brauði, Bev.; hleifa þunna, ökvinn hleif, Rm. 4, 28, N. G. L. i. 349, Fb. ii. 190, 334 (in a verse), D. I. i. 496; brauð-h., a loaf of bread; rúg-h., a rye loaf: of cheese, Nj. 76, ost-h.: the disk of the sun is called hleifr himins, the loaf of heaven, Bragi.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᛚᛁᛁᚠᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
ch: chapter.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
S.: South, Southern.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Bev.: Bevus Saga. (G. II.)
D. I.: Diplomatarium Islandicum. (J. I.)
Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
Mirm.: Mirmants Saga. (G. II.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Rm.: Rígsmál. (A. II.)

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