Lyndi
Old Norse Dictionary - lyndi
Meaning of Old Norse word "lyndi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word lyndi can mean:lyndi
- lyndi
- n. [cp. lund; Swed. lynne], temper, disposition, Fms. i. 288, vi. 45, vii. 16, 221, Stj. 554, passim; skap-lyndi, temper; þurr-lyndi, sulkiness; glað-lyndi, cheerfulness; þung-lyndi, melancholy; góð-lyndi, good-temper; íll-lyndi, ill-temper.
- lyndi
- COMPDS: lyndisbragð, lyndisgóðr, lyndislag, lyndislíkr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚾᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- n.
- neuter.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)