Lend

Old Norse Dictionary - lend

Meaning of Old Norse word "lend" in English.

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

lend: f., pl. lendir, mod. also lendar; [A. S. lenden; Old Engl. lendes; Scot. lendis; Engl. loins; O. H. G. lenti; Germ. lende]:—the loin; the mod. usage distinguishes between the sing., the loin or croup of a horse and pl. lendar of the human loins; lendir yðrar skulu þér gyrða, Hom. 84 (Luke xii. 35); munu konungar út af þínum lendum fæðask, Stj., SkS. 404; undir herðum, lendum, knés-botum, Edda 40; lenda-kláði, FaS. iii. 102:—of a horse, hann flær af henni alla baklengjuna aptr á lend, Grett. 91; á lend hestinum, Nj. 91; hann klappar á lend hestinum, BS. i. 633; um höfuð, lend, brjóst ok kvið ok allan hest, SkS. 404. lenda-verkr, m. ‘loin-work,’ lumbago, Pr. 471, Ld. 32.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

pl.: plural.

S.: Saga.

Scot.: Scottish.

sing.: singular.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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