Lán

Old Norse Dictionary - lán

Meaning of Old Norse word "lán" in English.

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

lán Old Norse word can mean:

lán: n., but an older feminine is indicated by the compd lánar-dróttinn; [A. S. læn; Engl. loan; Dan. laan]:—a loan; in the saying, ekki er lán lengr en léð er; þiggja lán, to receive as a loan, Grág. i, 437; at láni, as a loan, FmS. ix. 404; hafa at láni, to get on credit, Nj. 259; selja at láni, to lend, Grág. i. 400; ekki er lán lengr en léð er, Vídal., a saying.

lán: 2. with the notion of land, a fief; en ef þú vilt þráliga halda á ríkinu, þá mun þér hinn til at fara á fund hans ok görask hans maðr, munu vér þá biðja með þér, at hann fái þér at láni þetta ríki, Ó. H. 45; á því láni, Sighvat, cp. láð; Guðs lán, a loan from God, Hom. 149.

lán: 3. metaph. luck, good luck; ó-lán, ill-luck, freq. in mod. usage.

lán: COMPDS: lánsfé, lánshestr, lánshross, lánsklæði, lánsmaðr.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

cp.: compare.

m.: masculine.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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