Larðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Larðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 larðr

m. [from Fr. and Engl. lard], lard, fat: in the phrase, e-m sígr larðr (cp. e-m sígr kviðr), one’s stomach sinks, one is worn out, (vulgar.) In Hrafnagaldr 23 the sun is poët. called Fenris fóðr-larðr = the ‘wolf’s lard,’ the bait, the prey of the wolf, according to the tale in Edda of the wolf (Fenrir) running after the sun (Edda 7) and trying to swallow him. This poem however cannot be ancient, for this French word prob. came to Iceland through the English trade of the 15th century. The explanation given in Fél. x. 10 is erroneous.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᛅᚱᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Engl
English.
Engl.
English.
Fr
French in etymologies.
Fr.
French in etymologies.
gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
Icel
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
p.
page.
poët.
poetical, poetically.
prob
probable, probably.
prob.
probable, probably.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fél.
Félags-rit.
Fr.
Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.

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