Lirla

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Lirla

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 lirla

að, [lirla or lilla, Ivar Aasen; Engl. lull]:—to sing a lullaby, trill, whistle; Ivar Aasen says that in Norway it is used of the shepherds; meðan lirlar | líneik veri sínum, Fms. vi. (in a verse).

Runic Inscription

ᛚᛁᚱᛚᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Engl
English.
Engl.
English.
gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
l.
Linnæus.
sing
singular.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
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