Leiðir

Old Norse Dictionary - leiðir

Meaning of Old Norse word "leiðir" in English.

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

leiðir
m. a leader, N. G. L. i. 357. leiðis-lauss, adj. without a leader, alone, id.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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