Logn

Old Norse Dictionary - logn

Meaning of Old Norse word "logn"

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

Old Norse word logn can mean:logn

logn
n. [Scot. and North. E. loun = calm; Swed. lugn; Ivar Aasen logn]:—calm, tranquil, of weather, Alm. 23; logn veðrs, Ó. H. 36; í logni, Fms. viii. 178; ok er þeir réru í logui ok sækyrru, … er boði féll í logni, Orkn. 164; datt veðrit í logn, Bs. i. 834; hann hastaði á vindinn ok sjóinn, þá varð logn mikit, Matth. viii. 26: plur., logn mikil, Orkn. 358.
logn
COMPDS: logndrífa, lognrétt, lognsnjór.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
North. E.
Northern English.
plur.
plural.
Scot.
Scottish.
Swed.
Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Alm.
Alvís-mál. (A. I.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
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