Leif

Old Norse Dictionary - leif

Meaning of Old Norse word "leif" in English.

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

leif
f. and Leifr, m., pr. names, Landn.; and in compds, of women, Ingi-leif, Ás-leif, etc.; of men, Þor-leifr, Hjör-leifr, etc., id.

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

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Abbreviations used:

etc.
et cetera.
f.
feminine.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pr.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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