Leó

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Leó

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᛁᚢ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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