Laun-dyrr

Old Norse Dictionary - laun-dyrr

Meaning of Old Norse word "laun-dyrr"

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

laun-dyrr
n. pl. a secret doorway, Gullþ. 15, Fs. 84, Nj. 198, Orkn. 430, Fms. ii. 2.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
þ.
þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Gullþ.
Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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