Læmingr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Læmingr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 læmingr

m., pl. læmingjar:—a loom (bird) = lómr, Gísl. 67, cp. 155: metaph., the phrase, í læmingi, by stealth, Gísl. 155; in Vígl. 22 the new Ed. reads í fleymingi.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᛅᛘᛁᚾᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.

Works & Authors

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Vígl.: Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)

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