Lenda
Old Norse Dictionary - lenda
Meaning of Old Norse word "lenda"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word lenda can mean:lenda
- lenda
- d, mod. t, [land], to land, Fms. vii. 31, viii. 33, ix. 23, Eb. 234, Ld. 32, passim: lenda skipi, Fbr. 163.
- lenda
- II. metaph. impers., e-m lendir saman, to come into collision with, close with one another; oss (dat.) mun nú saman lenda ef þér látið eigi lausan manninn, Fms. vii. 117; mun ek ekki letja at oss lendi saman, Ld. 324; munuð þer (= mun yðr?) saman lenda, nema miðlat sé málum, Bjarn. 55.
- lenda
- 2. e-u lendir, to be landed, to come to an end; þar lendir þessi viðræðu ok hjali, Fms. xi. 52; hér lendir með þeim, at …, Bs. ii. 72, eigi vitu vér hvar þessu máli lendir, Mar.: absol., lenda í vanda, to be landed in difficulties, get into scrapes, Karl. 308; svá mikit ofrefli at eigi mátti lenda, Þiðr. 272.
- lenda
- III. to give land to a person, with acc.; en hverr sem lendir hann við minna, sekr eyri, n. G. l. iii. 37.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚾᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- mod.
- modern.
- dat.
- dative.
- impers.
- impersonal.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- n.
- neuter.
- pers.
- person.
- absol.
- absolute, absolutely.
- l.
- line.
- acc.
- accusative.
- L.
- Linnæus.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Bjarn.
- Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
- Þiðr.
- Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)