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Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Leif

Old Norse Dictionary Entry
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Definitions

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1 Leif

f. and Leifr, m., pr. names, Landn.; and in compds, of women, Ingi-leif, Ás-leif, etc.; of men, Þor-leifr, Hjör-leifr, etc., id.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

Leif

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Dan
Danish.
Dan.
Danish.
esp
especially.
esp.
especially.
etc.
et cetera.
f.
feminine.
freq
frequent, frequently.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
Icel
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
loc
local, locally.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
pl.
plural.
pr.
proper.
sing
singular.
sing.
singular.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Gkv.
Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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