LYNDI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

LYNDI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 LYNDI

n. [cp. lund; Swed. lynne], temper, disposition, Fms. i. 288, vi. 45, vii. 16, 221, Stj. 554, passim; skap-lyndi, temper; þurr-lyndi, sulkiness; glað-lyndi, cheerfulness; þung-lyndi, melancholy; góð-lyndi, good-temper; íll-lyndi, ill-temper.

2 LYNDI

COMPDS: lyndisbragð, lyndisgóðr, lyndislag, lyndislíkr.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᚢᚾᛏᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
gl: glossary.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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