LUND

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

LUND

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 LUND

f. [Orm. lund], the mind, temper, Edda (Gl.); var nú skipan á komin um lund hans, Hrafn. 24; vera mikillar lundar, to be of a proud mind, Ísl. ii. 3; ef hann fann þat í lund sinni, Fb. iii. 247; etju-lund, a quarrelsome mind, Vellekla; gildrar lundar, proud, Bs. ii. 11; leika e-m í lund, to have a mind for, Al. 137; hugar-lund, fancy, mind.

2 LUND

II. manner; adverb. phrases, nökkura lund (acc.), in some manner, Hom. 55; sömu lund, in the same way, Sks. 448; á allar lundir, in every way, Niðrst. 1: á þá lund, thus, Edda 47; á ymsar lundir, in many ways, variously; á marga lund, Edda 87; á þessa lund, thus, Grág. ii. 22; hverja lund, in what way? how? Þiðr. 337.

3 LUND

COMPDS: lundarfar, lundarlag.

Runic Inscription

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Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

acc.: accusative.
adv: adverb.
adverb.: adverbially.
f.: feminine.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
Orm.: Ormulum.

Works & Authors

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Hrafn.: Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
Niðrst.: Niðrstigningar Saga. (F. III.)
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Þiðr.: Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)

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