Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Leó

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 leó

m. [for. word; Lat. leo], a lion, Fms. vii. 69, Fbr. 34, Nj. 143, Þiðr. 190, Stj. 71, 411, Plac.; this Lat. form is freq. in old writers; the prop. Icel. form is ljón, q. v.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

leó

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

for.: foreign.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
p.: page.
prop: properly.
prop.: properly.
q. v.: quod vide.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Þiðr.: Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)

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