Leif
Old Norse Dictionary - leif
Meaning of Old Norse word "leif"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- leif
- f. and Leifr, m., pr. names, Landn.; and in compds, of women, Ingi-leif, Ás-leif, etc.; of men, Þor-leifr, Hjör-leifr, etc., id.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᛁᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- etc.
- et cetera.
- f.
- feminine.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pr.
- proper, properly.
Works & Authors cited:
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)