Lávarðr
Old Norse Dictionary - lávarðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "lávarðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lávarðr
- m. [like lafði, borrowed from the Early Engl. lâuerd, as it was spelt and sounded in Engl. of the 12th century; A. S. hláford]:—a lord, master, FmS. vii. 250, x. 226, Hom. 89, Mar. passim: the word is used in the N. T. along with drottinn and herra.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛅᚢᛅᚱᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
- N. T.
- New Testament.