Ljósa
Old Norse Dictionary - ljósaMeaning of Old Norse word "ljósa" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ljósa
- u, f. [Lat. lucina], a nurse or foster-mother, who was usually a midwife also, freq. in mod. usage, also called ljós-móðir, ‘light-mother;’. hún ljósa mín! hún ljósmóðir mín!
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚢᛋᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- mod.
- modern.