LAMB

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

LAMB

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 LAMB

n. [common to all Teut. languages], a lamb, Fms. viii. 253, Ld. 170, Hom. 82, Grág. i. 415, Stj. 279, Gullþ. 26, passim; lambið mitt! lambið gott! my dear lamb! lambkin! an address.

2 LAMB

COMPDS: lambaflokkr, lambahús, lambarekstr, lambasótt, lambasúra, lambseldi, lambsgæra.

Runic Inscription

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Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
Teut.: Teutonic.
þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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