Leiðr
Old Norse Dictionary - leiðrMeaning of Old Norse word "leiðr" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
leiðr Old Norse word can mean:
- leiðr
- adj., leið, leitt, [A. S. lâð], loathed, disliked; at öllum sér þú at leiðari, FaS. i. 333; at leið sé laun ef þægi, Hm. 37, leið erumk fjöll, Edda (in a verse); andstyggr ok leiðr, Hom. 102; mér eru allir staf-karlar leiðir, FmS. i. 70; e-m er e-t leitt, to dislike, Ld. 44; mér er leitt at segja þik afhendan, FS. 34: allit., ljúfr ok leiðr, beloved and loathed, Hm. 38; hann segir Sveini þá ljúft ok leitt sem farit hafði, Orkn. 284, FmS. viii. 48, n. G. L. i. 50, 51, JS. 76; see ljúfr.
- leiðr
- 2. medic., mér er leitt, to feel unwell.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᛁᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- allit.
- alliteration, alliterative.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- lit.
- literally.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
- l.
- line.
- medic.
- medicine, medically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Js.
- Járnsíða. (B. III.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.