Lofðungr
Old Norse Dictionary - lofðungr
Meaning of Old Norse word "lofðungr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lofðungr
- m., poët. a king, prince, Hkv., Sighvat, passim:—in plur. the kinsmen of king Lofði, Edda.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚠᚦᚢᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- plur.
- plural.
- poët.
- poetically.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Hkv.
- Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)