Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Lindi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

3 definitions

1 lindi

1. a, m. [prop., as it seems, from lind = a string of lime-bast], a belt, girdle, Vkv. 17, Hkr. i. 82, Fms. i. 217, vi. 61, Bjarn. 19, 62, Rb. 438, 470, Magn. 468; eigi lagði verri maðr linda at sér, no worse man ever belted himself, Finnb. 260; lindi af lérepti, Bs. i. 317: a belt belonging to a priest’s dress, Vm. 115, = messufata-lindi, Fms. iv. 111. In mod. usage lindi is any twist of wool or hair wound round the waist, hár-lindi, band-lindi, silki-lindi, hnjósku-lindi, q. v.: poët. the sea is called Siggjar-lindi, Raðar-lindi, = the belt of the islands, Lex. Poët.

2 lindi

COMPDS: lindabindi, lindalag, lindastaðr.

3 lindi

2. n. a lime-tree, = lind, Lex. Poët.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

lindi

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
poët.: poetical, poetically.
prop: properly.
prop.: properly.
q. v.: quod vide.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Finnb.: Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Magn.: Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Vkv.: Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)
Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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