Ljósa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Ljósa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 ljósa

u, f. [Lat. lucina], a nurse or foster-mother, who was usually a midwife also, freq. in mod. usage, also called ljós-móðir, ‘light-mother;’. hún ljósa mín! hún ljósmóðir mín!

Runic Inscription

ᛚᛁᚢᛋᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
freq
frequent, frequently.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
Lat
Latin.
Lat.
Latin.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
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