Lötra

Meaning of Old Norse word "lötra" (or lǫtra)

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

lötra (lǫtra)

að, = latra, [Engl. loiter]:—to loiter, lag behind carelessly.

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

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