Hljóðr

Old Norse Dictionary - hljóðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hljóðr" in English.

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

hljóðr Old Norse word can mean:

hljóðr: adj. [cp. A. S. hlûde, Engl. aloud, mid. H. G. lûte, Germ. laut, but all in the opp. sense of aloud; cp. hljóð]:—silent, taciturn, 677. 12, SkS. 367, 370, Hom. 129; menn prúða ok hljóða, Fb. ii. 288.

hljóðr: β. melancholy, sad; var hann h. ok mælti ekki við aðra menn, biskup spurði hvat hann hugsaði er hann var svá hljóðr, Fb. ii. 329, Eg. 95, FmS. i. 208, Nj. 9, passim.

hljóðr: 2. neut. hljótt, stillness, silence; er hann settisk niðr þá var hljótt, Ó. H. 68; er hljótt var orðit, FmS. xi. 85; göra h. um sik, to keep quiet, Grett. 198 new Ed.; tala hljótt, to speak in a low voice or secretly, Nj. 118.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mid. H. G.: middle High German.

opp.: opposed.

S.: Saga.

neut.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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