Leiði-þirr
Old Norse Dictionary - leiði-þirr
Meaning of Old Norse word "leiði-þirr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- leiði-þirr
- m. a απ. λεγ., Haustl.; wrongly explained by Egilsson, it is evidently the A. S. lâd-þeow = a leader, guide.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᛁᚦᛁ-ᚦᛁᚱᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- απ. λεγ.
- απαξ. λεγόμενον.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Haustl.
- Haustlöng. (A. I.)