Ljúflingr

Old Norse Dictionary - ljúflingr

Meaning of Old Norse word "ljúflingr"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word ljúflingr can mean:ljúflingr

ljúflingr
m. [Germ. liebling], a ‘loveling,’ an elf, fairy, freq. in mod. usage, Maurer’s Volks.
ljúflingr
COMPDS: ljúflingslag, ljúflingsmál.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚢᚠᛚᛁᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

freq.
frequent, frequently.
Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
l.
line.

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