1 LJÓNAR
m. pl. an obsolete law term, daysmen or umpires; ljónar heita þeir menn er ganga um sættir manna, Edda 107, Vsp. 14, Ýt. 3; it remains in Swed. local names, as Lin-köping = Ljóna-kaupangr, and Jon-köping, dropping the initial l according to the Swedish pronunciation.