Lón

Old Norse Dictionary - lón

Meaning of Old Norse word "lón" in English.

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

lón: n. [Ivar Aasten lon], an inlet, sea-loch, Bárð. 166, Grág. ii. 354, Jb. 314; cp. the ‘lón’ in Dögurðarnes in western Iceland: freq. in local names, Lón, Lóns-heiðr, Landn. lóna-sóley, f. a kind of buttercup.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

f.: feminine.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bárð.: Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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