Lafði

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Lafði

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᛅᚠᛏᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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