LUNGA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

LUNGA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 LUNGA

n., pl. lungu, gen. lungna; it occurs only in plur., the sing. may now be used of one lung; [common to all Teut. languages]:—the lungs, Orkn. 18, Stj. 612, Fbr. 137, Fms. iii. 285, Sturl. ii. 150; lungun féllu út í sárit, Glúm. 381, Skíða R. 144.

2 LUNGA

COMPDS: lungnablaðkr, lungnabólga, lungnasótt.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᚢᚾᚴᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

gen.: genitive.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
pl.: plural.
plur.: plural.
R.: Rimur.
sing: singular.
sing.: singular.
Teut.: Teutonic.

Works & Authors

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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