Leynd
Old Norse Dictionary - leynd
Meaning of Old Norse word "leynd"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word leynd can mean:leynd
- leynd
- f. secrecy, hiding; til leyndar, Fms. x. 383, Sks. 365; með leynd, secretly, Stj. 200, Rd. 235, Ísl. ii. 199, Fms. x. 380, passim; leyndar-bréf, -erendi, a secret letter, secret errand, viii. 128, ix. 341, Stj. 383.
- leynd
- COMPDS: leyndardómr, leyndarkofi, leyndarlimr, leyndarmál, leyndarnef, leyndarstaðr, leyndartal.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚢᚾᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Rd.
- Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)