Lof-söngr
Old Norse Dictionary - lof-söngr
Meaning of Old Norse word "lof-söngr" (or lof-sǫngr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lof-söngr (lof-sǫngr)
- n. [Germ. lobgesang], a song of praise, hymn, Hom. 142, Magn. 450, Fms. xi. 308, Rb. 396, freq. in mod. eccl. usage.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lof-söngr may be more accurately written as lof-sǫngr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚠ-ᛋᚢᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- eccl.
- ecclesiastical.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- Germ.
- German.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Magn.
- Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)