Leiði-þirr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Leiði-þirr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 leiði-þirr

m. a απ. λεγ., Haustl.; wrongly explained by Egilsson, it is evidently the A. S. lâd-þeow = a leader, guide.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᛁᛁᛏᛁ-þᛁᚱᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
gl
glossary.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
S.
South, Southern.
απ. λεγ.
απαξ. λεγόμενον.

Works & Authors

Haustl.
Haustlöng. (A. I.)
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