Leyra
Old Norse Dictionary - leyra
Meaning of Old Norse word "leyra"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- leyra
- u. f. (spelt lôra, Edda ii. 464, 547), [cp. Dan. kukke-lure and Scot. lowry = a fox]:—a sneaking, worthless person, mann-læra; læðist kisu-lóra (the naughty pass sneaks) latir í endann klóra, Hallgr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚢᚱᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- f.
- feminine.
- n.
- neuter.
- Scot.
- Scottish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Hallgr.
- Hallgrímr Pétrsson.