Löðuðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "löðuðr" (or lǫðuðr)

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

löðuðr (lǫðuðr)

m. a bidder, inviter, Ýt. 23.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, löðuðr may be more accurately written as lǫðuðr.

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