Lómundr

Old Norse Dictionary - lómundr

Meaning of Old Norse word "lómundr" in English.

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

lómundr
m., pl. ir, [Ivar Aascn lemende and lomhund; Swed. lemmel]:—the mus lemmus, lemmer; kvikendi þau er locustae heita ok sumir kalla lómundi, Pr. 436, (the Icel. writer has here confounded the lemmer with the locust.)

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

Abbreviations used:

Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.
Swed.
Swedish.

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