Leðr

Old Norse Dictionary - leðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "leðr" in English.

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

leðr Old Norse word can mean:

leðr
n. [A. S. leðer; Engl. leather; North. E. ledder; Germ. leder; Dan. læder]:—leather, freq. in mod. usage, but no instance in old writers is recorded.
leðr
COMPDS: leðrblaka, leðrflaska, leðrháls, leðrhosa, leðrhús, leðrpanzari.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚦᚱ
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.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
North. E.
Northern English.
S.
Saga.

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