LOGN

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

LOGN

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 LOGN

n. [Scot. and North. E. loun = calm; Swed. lugn; Ivar Aasen logn]:—calm, tranquil, of weather, Alm. 23; logn veðrs, Ó. H. 36; í logni, Fms. viii. 178; ok er þeir réru í logui ok sækyrru, … er boði féll í logni, Orkn. 164; datt veðrit í logn, Bs. i. 834; hann hastaði á vindinn ok sjóinn, þá varð logn mikit, Matth. viii. 26: plur., logn mikil, Orkn. 358.

2 LOGN

COMPDS: logndrífa, lognrétt, lognsnjór.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᚢᚴᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
f.: feminine.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
neut.: neuter.
North. E.: Northern English.
opp: opposed to.
opp.: opposed.
opp. to: opposed to.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.
plur.: plural.
Scot.: Scottish.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors

Alm.: Alvís-mál. (A. I.)
Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Þiðr.: Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)

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