Ljóða

Old Norse Dictionary - ljóða

Meaning of Old Norse word "ljóða" in English.

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

ljóða: að, [Ulf. liuþon = ψάλλειν, Róm. xv. 9, and liuþareis = ὁ ἄδων]:—to make verses, sing; þessi maðr ljóðar á oss (addressed us in verse), ok kvað, Fb. i. 351; þat væri vel þóttú ættir annat at vinna en ljóða um þær Baldrshaga-meyjar, Fas. ii. 73; ok ljóðaði svá nöktr sín spádómsfræði allan þann dag, Stj. 471. 1 Sam. xix. 24:—recipr., Fas. i. 333.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

pr.: proper, properly.

recipr.: reciprocally.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Róm.: Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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