Lán
Old Norse Dictionary - lán
Meaning of Old Norse word "lán"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word lán can mean:lán
- lán
- n., but an older feminine is indicated by the compd lánar-dróttinn; [A. S. læn; Engl. loan; Dan. laan]:—a loan; in the saying, ekki er lán lengr en léð er; þiggja lán, to receive as a loan, Grág. i, 437; at láni, as a loan, FmS. ix. 404; hafa at láni, to get on credit, Nj. 259; selja at láni, to lend, Grág. i. 400; ekki er lán lengr en léð er, Vídal., a saying.
- lán
- 2. with the notion of land, a fief; en ef þú vilt þráliga halda á ríkinu, þá mun þér hinn til at fara á fund hans ok görask hans maðr, munu vér þá biðja með þér, at hann fái þér at láni þetta ríki, Ó. H. 45; á því láni, Sighvat, cp. láð; Guðs lán, a loan from God, Hom. 149.
- lán
- 3. metaph. luck, good luck; ó-lán, ill-luck, freq. in mod. usage.
- lán
- COMPDS: lánsfé, lánshestr, lánshross, lánsklæði, lánsmaðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛅᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
- cp.
- compare.
- m.
- masculine.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Vídal.
- Vídalíns-Postilla.
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)