Lærðr

Old Norse Dictionary - lærðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "lærðr" in English.

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

lærðr: part., [cp. Old Engl. lered], prop. ‘taught,’ and then learned, a scholar; næmr ok vel lærðr, Bs. i. 127, K. Þ. K. 154; lærðir menn, opp. to leikir menn (laymen); lærðr eða leikr, Dipl. ii. 13; in mod. usage = a scholar; há-lærðr, high learned; ó-lærðr, unlearned; lítt-lærðr, vel-lærðr, freq.; see læra (I).

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

opp.: opposed.

part.: participle.

pl.: plural.

prop.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)

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