Leiði

Old Norse Dictionary - leiði

Meaning of Old Norse word "leiði" in English.

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

leiði Old Norse word can mean:

leiði
1. n. a leading wind, fair wind; sem leiði gaf, Fms. i. 203, Orkn. 410; gott leiði, 332, Fb. ii. 338, passim; byr-leiði, q. v.
leiði
II. [O. H. G. leita], a tomb (leiða III), Ver. 47, Bs. i. 340; mér mislíkar er griðkona þín þerrir fætr sína á leiði mínu jafnan, er hón gengr frá stöðli, Fms. i. 254; stendr þar nú kirkjan sem leiði hans er, Landn. 52; Svíar brenndu hann ok grétu allmjök yfir leiði hans, Hkr. i. 15; var hann grafinn hjá leiði Kols biskups, Bs. i. 64, Fms. vii. 251, Stj. 101, 250, passim; völvu-leiði, Vtkv.
leiði
2. a, m. irksomeness,v. 40: a feeling uneasy, mod.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Ver.
Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)
Vtkv.
Vegtams-kviða. (A. I.)
Háv.
Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)
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