Lóð

Old Norse Dictionary - lóð

Meaning of Old Norse word "lóð" in English.

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

lóð Old Norse word can mean:

lóð: f. [the word is prob. akin to loðinn], the crop or produce of the land, as opp. to buildings or establishments, a law term; lóð ok allan áverka, the crop and all produce, N. G. l. i. 240; þá skal lög fyrir lóð festa, 154; ef lóð eða bú berr í erfð, 216; á landsdrottinn í lóðinni svá mikit sem húsit metzk, Gþl. 330, 331, Jb. passim. In mod. usage lóð means the ground, esp. on which houses are built, but that this was not the true old sense is clear from the above passage, as is stated by Pál Vídal., s. v. lóð; cp. also lóð-bruni, lóð-torfa, below.

lóð: II. Lat. lanugo, the shagginess of cloth, proncd. ló, qs. lóð, hence af-lóa, qs. af-lóða = threadbare:—ló or lóð is also a flock of wool thrown away in walking or spinning; Bárðr minn á Jökli, leggstu á þólið mitt, eg skal gefa þer lóna og leppana í skóna, a ditty.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

esp.: especially.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

opp.: opposed.

prob.: probably.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

Lat.: Latin.

proncd.: pronounced.

qs.: quasi.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

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

Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

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