Lúðr

Old Norse Dictionary - lúðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "lúðr" in English.

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

lúðr Old Norse word can mean:

lúðr: m., the r radical, [cp. Dan. lur, Shetl. looder-horn], a trumpet, Edda 17; þeir höfðu lúðr ok blésu, Orkn. 300; lát taka lúðra ok lát blása um alla borgina, Sks. 748; blása í lúðr, Fms. iv. 300; þeyta lúðr, Al. 35, Stj. 392; kvóðu við lúðrar, Fms. vi. 16; við hinn síðasta lúðr-þyt, því lúðrinn mun gella, 1 Cor. xv. 52, passim.

lúðr: COMPDS: lúðrblástr, lúðragangr, lúðrshljóð, lúðrmaðr, lúðrsveinn, lúðraþytr, lúðrþeytari.

lúðr: B. A flour-bin; þær at lúðri leiddar vóru, Gs. 2; leggjum lúðra, 3; steinar rifna, stökkr lúðr fyrir, þótt lúðr þrumi, Hkv. 2. 2, 3; þat ek fyrst of man er sá inn fróði jötunn | á var lúðr of lagiðr, Vþm. 35 (referring to some ancient lost myth). The word is still preserved in the south-east of Iceland,—hleypr mjölit um kring kvernina út á lúðrinn, Fél. ii. 155 (of the year 1782): poët. the sea is called ey-lúðr, island-flour-bin, Edda (in a verse); see the remarks to amlóði:—the phrase, ganga e-m í lúðr, to fall into one’s bin, metaph. phrase, to fall to one’s lot, Gs. 11.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

poët.: poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Fél.: Félags-rit.

Gs.: Grótta-söngr. (A. II.)

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

Vþm.: Vafþrúðnis-mál. (A. I.)

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