Lón
Old Norse Dictionary - lón
Meaning of Old Norse word "lón"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lón
- n. [Ivar Aasten lon], an inlet, sea-loch, Bárð. 166, Grág. ii. 354, Jb. 314; cp. the ‘lón’ in Dögurðarnes in western Iceland: freq. in local names, Lón, Lóns-heiðr, Landn. lóna-sóley, f. a kind of buttercup.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- feminine.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bárð.
- Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Jb.
- Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)