Löð

Old Norse Dictionary - löð

Meaning of Old Norse word "löð" (or lǫð) in English.

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

löð Old Norse word can mean:

löð (lǫð): 1. f., gen. laðar, [laða], bidding, invitation; laðar þurfi, Vþm. 8; buðumk hilmir löð, Höfuðl.; bjóða líðendum löð, Fsm. 3; þjóð-löð, hospitable reception, Hm. 4: in pr. names, Sigr-löð, who invites victory; Gunn-löð, Hm.

löð (lǫð): 2. f., gen. löðar, [Engl. lathe], a smith’s lathe; kenna gull til sjóðs eða díguls eða lꜹðar, Edda 84, freq. in mod. usage. löð-hyrr, m. the fire of the lathe, poët. for gold, Ísl. ii. 372 (in a verse).

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, löð may be more accurately written as lǫð.

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:

f.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pr.: proper, properly.

Engl.: English.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

gl.: glossary.

mod.: modern.

poët.: poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Fsm.: Fjölsvinns-mál. (A. II.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Höfuðl.: Höfuðlausn. (A. III.)

Vþm.: Vafþrúðnis-mál. (A. I.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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