Lön

Old Norse Dictionary - lön

Meaning of Old Norse word "lön" (or lǫn) in English.

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

lön Old Norse word can mean:

lön (lǫn): f., pl. lanar, mod. lanir, a small oblong hayrick, freq. in mod. usage: poët., hræs lanar, heaps of corpses, Höfuðl.

lön (lǫn): 2. [cp. Engl. lane], a row of houses, D. N. ii. 498, iii. 862.

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

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:

f.: feminine.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

pl.: plural.

poët.: poetically.

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

Works & Authors cited:

Höfuðl.: Höfuðlausn. (A. III.)

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

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