Lauf

Old Norse Dictionary - lauf

Meaning of Old Norse word "lauf" in English.

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

lauf Old Norse word can mean:

lauf: n. [Ulf. laufs = φύλλον; A. S. and Engl. leaf; Germ. laub; Dan. löv; Swed. löf]:—a leaf, foliage, Hðm. 5, FS. 135; aldin eða lauf, Gret. 14, SkS. 105; rjúpna-lauf:—metaph., lauf á hjálmi, El. 17, Sturl. iii. 140: in local names, Lauf-áss, whence Laufæsingar, the men from L.

lauf: COMPDS: laufadráttr, laufafettir, laufblað, laufgóðr, laufgrænn, laufgyltr, laufhús, laufsegl, laufsettr, laufskáli, laufskálahátíð, laufsteindr, laufviði.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛅᚢᚠ
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.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

El.: Elis Saga. (G. II.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Hðm.: Hamðis-mál. (A. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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