LILJA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

LILJA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 LILJA

u, f. [Lat. lilium], a lily, Stj. 562, Barl. 44, Trist. 7, Mag. 9: name of a poem, whence the saying, öll skáld vildu Lilju kveðit hafa, H. E. ii. 398:—metaph. of a lady, mín liljan fríð! Fkv. ii. 52: cp. den lillie-vaand (qs. lily-hand), epithet of a lady in the Danish Ballads.

2 LILJA

COMPDS: liljugrös, Liljulag.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᛁᛚᛁᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
f.: feminine.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
p.: page.
qs.: quasi.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Fkv.: Forn-kvæði.
H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Mag.: Magus Saga. (G. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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