Leppa-lúði

Old Norse Dictionary - leppa-lúði

Meaning of Old Norse word "leppa-lúði"

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

leppa-lúði
a, m. a monster, the husband of the ogress Grýla (q. v.), Maurer’s Volks.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

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