Logn

Old Norse Dictionary - logn

Meaning of Old Norse word "logn" in English.

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

logn Old Norse word can mean:

logn: n. [Scot. and North. E. loun = calm; Swed. lugn; Ivar Aasen logn]:—calm, tranquil, of weather, Alm. 23; logn veðrs, Ó. H. 36; í logni, Fms. viii. 178; ok er þeir réru í logui ok sækyrru, … er boði féll í logni, Orkn. 164; datt veðrit í logn, Bs. i. 834; hann hastaði á vindinn ok sjóinn, þá varð logn mikit, Matth. viii. 26: plur., logn mikil, Orkn. 358.

logn: COMPDS: logndrífa, lognrétt, lognsnjór.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

North. E.: Northern English.

plur.: plural.

Scot.: Scottish.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Alm.: Alvís-mál. (A. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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