Hlýðinn
Old Norse Dictionary - hlýðinn
Meaning of Old Norse word "hlýðinn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word hlýðinn can mean:hlýðinn
- hlýðinn
- adj. giving ear to one; hann var h. vinum sínum um öll góð ráð, Fms. vi. 30: meek, obedient, hlýðnum syni ok lítilátum, Sks. 11; and so in mod. usage of children, pupils, þjónum þeim og hlyðnir séum, elskum þau og virðing veitum, Luther’s Catech. on the 5th Comm.; var þeim og hlýðinn, Luke ii. 51; ó-hlýðinn, disobedient, naughty.
- hlýðinn
- β. yielding homage to one; h. konungi sínum, Sks. 269; áðr en landsfólk hafði honum hlýðit orðit, Hkr. ii. 212.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛚᚢᚦᛁᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- ch.
- chapter.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)