Ljónar
Old Norse Dictionary - ljónar
Meaning of Old Norse word "ljónar"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ljónar
- m. pl. an obsolete law term, daysmen or umpires; ljónar heita þeir menn er ganga um sættir manna, Edda 107, Vsp. 14, Ýt. 3; it remains in Swed. local names, as Lin-köping = Ljóna-kaupangr, and Jon-köping, dropping the initial l according to the Swedish pronunciation.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚢᚾᛅᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Vsp.
- Völuspá. (A. I.)