Lengd

Old Norse Dictionary - lengd

Meaning of Old Norse word "lengd" in English.

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

lengd Old Norse word can mean:

lengd: f. [langr], length of space and time, Bret. 32, Stj. 74, Fms. viii. 88, Eg. 318, Alg. 372, Barl. 165:—gramm., Skálda 175: lengthening, Sks. 119.

lengd: 2. adverb. phrases, til lengdar, long, for a long time; alls til lengdar, too long, Karl. 227; í bráð ok lengdar (mod. í bráð og lengd), for now and hereafter, Fms. vii. 88; þegar til lengdar lætr, in the long run; á-lengdar, afar off.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

gramm.: grammar.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

adverb.: adverbially.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Alg.: Algorismus. (H. III.)

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Bret.: Breta Sögur. (G. I.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

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