Leiðr

Old Norse Dictionary - leiðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "leiðr"

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

Old Norse word leiðr can mean:leiðr

leiðr
adj., leið, leitt, [A. S. lâð], loathed, disliked; at öllum sér þú at leiðari, FaS. i. 333; at leið sé laun ef þægi, Hm. 37, leið erumk fjöll, Edda (in a verse); andstyggr ok leiðr, Hom. 102; mér eru allir staf-karlar leiðir, FmS. i. 70; e-m er e-t leitt, to dislike, Ld. 44; mér er leitt at segja þik afhendan, FS. 34: allit., ljúfr ok leiðr, beloved and loathed, Hm. 38; hann segir Sveini þá ljúft ok leitt sem farit hafði, Orkn. 284, FmS. viii. 48, n. G. L. i. 50, 51, JS. 76; see ljúfr.
leiðr
2. medic., mér er leitt, to feel unwell.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
allit.
alliteration, alliterative.
A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
L.
Linnæus.
lit.
literally.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.
l.
line.
medic.
medicine, medically.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Js.
Járnsíða. (B. III.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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