Lánar-dróttinn

Old Norse Dictionary - lánar-dróttinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "lánar-dróttinn" in English.

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

lánar-dróttinn: m., prop. a liege-lord, whence generally a lord, master, esp. of the king or lord of a district; heit er lánardróttins ást, a saying, FS. 111; þó ræð ek þér annat heilræði, at þú svík aldri lánardróttinn þinn, Nj. 129; hefir þú skammliga svikit þinn lánardróttinn, þóat hann væri eigi góðr, Grett. 184 new Ed.; hann beið svá ens æðsta meistara ok lánardróttins, MS. 625. 63; hann þótti vel hafa fylgt sínum lánardróttni, FmS. vii. 223: a master, betra þykki mér at látask í þínu húsi en skipta urn lánardróttna, Nj. 57.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.: especially.

m.: masculine.

prop.: proper, properly.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

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

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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