Hlýðinn

Old Norse Dictionary - hlýðinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "hlýðinn" in English.

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

hlýðinn Old Norse word can mean:

hlýðinn: adj. giving ear to one; hann var h. vinum sínum um öll góð ráð, Fms. vi. 30: meek, obedient, hlýðnum syni ok lítilátum, Sks. 11; and so in mod. usage of children, pupils, þjónum þeim og hlyðnir séum, elskum þau og virðing veitum, Luther’s Catech. on the 5th Comm.; var þeim og hlýðinn, Luke ii. 51; ó-hlýðinn, disobedient, naughty.

hlýðinn: β. yielding homage to one; h. konungi sínum, Sks. 269; áðr en landsfólk hafði honum hlýðit orðit, Hkr. ii. 212.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

ch.: chapter.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

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