Old Norse Dictionary Entry

LILJA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 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.

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Runic Inscription

LILJA

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

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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