Líri
Old Norse Dictionary - líri
Meaning of Old Norse word "líri"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- líri
- a, m. [Dan. and Norse lire], a kind of tern, sterna nigra, Edda (Gl.): a nickname, Sturl. i. 176.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚱᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)