Lund

Old Norse Dictionary - lund

Meaning of Old Norse word "lund" in English.

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

lund Old Norse word can mean:

lund: f. [Orm. lund], the mind, temper, Edda (Gl.); var nú skipan á komin um lund hans, Hrafn. 24; vera mikillar lundar, to be of a proud mind, Ísl. ii. 3; ef hann fann þat í lund sinni, Fb. iii. 247; etju-lund, a quarrelsome mind, Vellekla; gildrar lundar, proud, Bs. ii. 11; leika e-m í lund, to have a mind for, Al. 137; hugar-lund, fancy, mind.

lund: II. manner; adverb. phrases, nökkura lund (acc.), in some manner, Hom. 55; sömu lund, in the same way, Sks. 448; á allar lundir, in every way, Niðrst. 1: á þá lund, thus, Edda 47; á ymsar lundir, in many ways, variously; á marga lund, Edda 87; á þessa lund, thus, Grág. ii. 22; hverja lund, in what way? how? Þiðr. 337.

lund: COMPDS: lundarfar, lundarlag.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Orm.: Ormulum.

acc.: accusative.

adverb.: adverbially.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Hrafn.: Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Niðrst.: Niðrstigningar Saga. (F. III.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Þiðr.: Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)

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