Linr

Old Norse Dictionary - linr

Meaning of Old Norse word "linr" in English.

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

linr Old Norse word can mean:

linr: adj., linari, linastr, [Lat. lenis], soft to the touch; linr ok sléttr, Stj. 165; hér er mjúkt ok lint, Fb. ii. 359; linar hosur, Sks. 87 new Ed.

linr: II. metaph. gentle; með linum vindi, Bs. ii. 167; var veðrit miklu linara, i. 629: of a person, gentle, opp. to hard, exacting, mjúkr ok linr, Fms. iv. 210; linr ok léttr í máli, Bs. i. 154; svá linr ok hægr, 294: linr ok litilátr, 72, Sks. 514; ætlið ér hann nú munu yðr linan? Ó. H. 213:—weak, lenient, linr ok eigr stjórnsamr, Stj. 419; linr í lyndi, Fms. ii. 159; linr drykkr, 655 xi. 2: weak, eigi aflmikill ok linr, Sturl. i. 23: gramm. soft, weak, Skálda 159, 179.

linr: III. metaph. soft, snug; at Dönum þykki linara at reka svín til skógar, en berjask við oss Norðmenn, Fms. vi. 258; faðmask lint, to embrace softly, Akv. 40.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

Lat.: Latin.

gramm.: grammar.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

opp.: opposed.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Akv.: Atla-kviða. (A. II.)

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