Ljóri

Old Norse Dictionary - ljóri

Meaning of Old Norse word "ljóri" in English.

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

ljóri: a, m. [from ljós; Swed. liure; Norse liore]:—a louvre or opening in the roof of ancient halls for the smoke to escape by, and also for admitting light, as the walls of such dwellings had no windows; falla eitrdropar inn um ljóra, Vsp. 44; hann komsk út um ljórann ok svá brott, Hkr. i. 267; ef hús verðr íelda í kaupangi, ok verðr eigi logi ljórum hæri, n. G. L. ii. 248; einn morgin kom hrafn á ljóra ok gall hátt, Landn. 161; hann lét snúa fjöl fyrir ljórann svá at lítið op var á, Fms. vi. 281. The men who kept watch used to sit by the louvre; sá er við ljórann sat ok vörð hélt, ix. 364; þat var siðr hans, þá hann drakk, at maðr skyldi sitja við ljóra ok horfa í gegn veðri á drykkju-skála hans ok halda vörð, Fas. ii. 81.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

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