LAUF

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

LAUF

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 LAUF

n. [Ulf. laufs = φύλλον; A. S. and Engl. leaf; Germ. laub; Dan. löv; Swed. löf]:—a leaf, foliage, Hðm. 5, Fs. 135; aldin eða lauf, Gret. 14, Sks. 105; rjúpna-lauf:—metaph., lauf á hjálmi, El. 17, Sturl. iii. 140: in local names, Lauf-áss, whence Laufæsingar, the men from L.

2 LAUF

COMPDS: laufadráttr, laufafettir, laufblað, laufgóðr, laufgrænn, laufgyltr, laufhús, laufsegl, laufsettr, laufskáli, laufskálahátíð, laufsteindr, laufviði.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᛅᚢᚠ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
loc: local, locally.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
n.: neuter.
S.: South, Southern.
sing: singular.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors

El.: Elis Saga. (G. II.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Hðm.: Hamðis-mál. (A. II.)
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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