Lauga

Old Norse Dictionary - lauga

Meaning of Old Norse word "lauga" in English.

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

lauga Old Norse word can mean:

lauga: að. [Swed. löga; cp. Lat. lavare], to bathe; þeir tóku kyrtil Joseph, lauguðu hann ok lituðu í kiðja-blóði, Stj. 194; hann laugaði öxina í blóðinu, Eb. 200; þvá hann ok lauga, Greg. 61; fór hann þá út til Jórdanar ok laugaði sik þar sem siðr er til pálmara, Hkr. iii. 67: a nurse’s term, to bathe a new-born infant, performed in olden times, and perhaps still, with some ceremony.

lauga: II. reflex. to bathe; laugaðisk konungr í ánni Jordan, Fms. vii. 87, 92; allr líkami Lausnarans laugaðist þá í blóði hans, Pass. 3. 9: metaph., laugaðr í leiri ok moldu, Karl. 409; silfri laugat, Fas. iii. 627; laugaðr í rauðu gulli, i. 172.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Lat.: Latin.

Swed.: Swedish.

l.: line.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.

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