Löðr-menni

Old Norse Dictionary - löðr-menni

Meaning of Old Norse word "löðr-menni" (or lǫðr-menni) in English.

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

löðr-menni (lǫðr-menni)
n. a coward, feeble person, Fas. iii. 437.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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