Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Læmingr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 læmingr

m., pl. læmingjar:—a loom (bird) = lómr, Gísl. 67, cp. 155: metaph., the phrase, í læmingi, by stealth, Gísl. 155; in Vígl. 22 the new Ed. reads í fleymingi.

Similar Words

LÁ
lá-deyða
lá-garðr
Lá-land
labba

Runic Inscription

læmingr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "læmingr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.

Works & Authors

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Vígl.: Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)

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