Lamb

Old Norse Dictionary - lamb

Meaning of Old Norse word "lamb" in English.

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

lamb Old Norse word can mean:

lamb: n. [common to all Teut. languages], a lamb, Fms. viii. 253, Ld. 170, Hom. 82, Grág. i. 415, Stj. 279, Gullþ. 26, passim; lambið mitt! lambið gott! my dear lamb! lambkin! an address.

lamb: COMPDS: lambaflokkr, lambahús, lambarekstr, lambasótt, lambasúra, lambseldi, lambsgæra.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Teut.: Teutonic.

þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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