Lamb

Old Norse Dictionary - lamb

Meaning of Old Norse word "lamb"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word lamb can mean:lamb

lamb
n. [common to all Teut. languages], a lamb, Fms. viii. 253, Ld. 170, Hom. 82, Grág. i. 415, Stj. 279, Gullþ. 26, passim; lambið mitt! lambið gott! my dear lamb! lambkin! an address.
lamb
COMPDS: lambaflokkr, lambahús, lambarekstr, lambasótt, lambasúra, lambseldi, lambsgæra.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛅᛘᛒ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
Teut.
Teutonic.
þ.
þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Gullþ.
Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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