Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Lafði

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 lafði

f. [from Early Engl. lefdye; Engl. lady; A. S. hlæfdige; but borrowed at a time when the initial aspirate had already been lost in the Engl.]:—a lady, Sks. 455, 457, MS. 4. 7, and now and then in mod. poetry, but the word never took root.

Similar Words

LÁ
lá-deyða
lá-garðr
Lá-land
labba

Runic Inscription

lafði

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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