Leira
Old Norse Dictionary - leira
Meaning of Old Norse word "leira"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word leira can mean:leira
- leira
- u, f. a ‘loam field,’ the muddy shore at low water mark, Fms. viii. 315, ix. 44, 405, x. 138, O. H. l. 14, 15, Orkn. 336, Eb. 84 (v. l.) new Ed.: a nickname, Fb. iii: local names, Leiru-lækr, Leiru-vágr, Landn., Fs.
- leira
- COMPDS: leirubekkr, leiruvík.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᛁᚱᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- O. H. L.
- Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)