Linr
Old Norse Dictionary - linr
Meaning of Old Norse word "linr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word linr can mean:linr
- linr
- adj., linari, linastr, [Lat. lenis], soft to the touch; linr ok sléttr, Stj. 165; hér er mjúkt ok lint, Fb. ii. 359; linar hosur, Sks. 87 new Ed.
- linr
- II. metaph. gentle; með linum vindi, Bs. ii. 167; var veðrit miklu linara, i. 629: of a person, gentle, opp. to hard, exacting, mjúkr ok linr, Fms. iv. 210; linr ok léttr í máli, Bs. i. 154; svá linr ok hægr, 294: linr ok litilátr, 72, Sks. 514; ætlið ér hann nú munu yðr linan? Ó. H. 213:—weak, lenient, linr ok eigr stjórnsamr, Stj. 419; linr í lyndi, Fms. ii. 159; linr drykkr, 655 xi. 2: weak, eigi aflmikill ok linr, Sturl. i. 23: gramm. soft, weak, Skálda 159, 179.
- linr
- III. metaph. soft, snug; at Dönum þykki linara at reka svín til skógar, en berjask við oss Norðmenn, Fms. vi. 258; faðmask lint, to embrace softly, Akv. 40.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚾᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- gramm.
- grammar.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- opp.
- opposed.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Skálda
- Skálda. (H. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Akv.
- Atla-kviða. (A. II.)