Lundr

Old Norse Dictionary - lundr

Meaning of Old Norse word "lundr" in English.

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

lundr Old Norse word can mean:

lundr: m., gen. lundar, dat. lundi, lund, Fagrsk. 11; [Dan. and Swed. lund]:—a grove, Skm. 39, 41; hvera-lundr, Vsp.; ok í lundi óxum, Am. 68; allr lundrinn umhverfis, Stj. 391; Þórir bjó at Lundi, hann blótaði lundinn, Landn. 224; reyni-lundr, Sturl. i. 5; einn fagr lundr, Vígl. 17; ráða einum steini ok litlum lund, Fagrsk. 11: of a hedge (?), taka vígfleka ok bera hann at lundi þeim er stóð sunnan á garðinum, Sturl. ii. 54.

lundr: II. very freq. in Dan. and Swed. local names, Lundr, the archbishop’s seat in Denmark (Sweden): in Iceland, Lundr, Lundar, Lunda-reykir, Lundareykja-dalr, whence Lundar-menn, Lundar-manna-goðorð, Landn., Sturl.: these places were connected with the worship of groves, cp. Landn. l. c.: Lund also occurs in local names in Northern England (the ancient Denelagu), as Gilsland, and is a mark of Norse or Danish colonisation.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

dat.: dative.

gen.: genitive.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Swed.: Swedish.

cp.: compare.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

l. c.: loco citato.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Fagrsk.: Fagrskinna. (K. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Skm.: Skírnis-mál. (A. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Vígl.: Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)

Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

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