Lunga

Old Norse Dictionary - lunga

Meaning of Old Norse word "lunga" in English.

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

lunga Old Norse word can mean:

lunga
n., pl. lungu, gen. lungna; it occurs only in plur., the sing. may now be used of one lung; [common to all Teut. languages]:—the lungs, Orkn. 18, Stj. 612, FbR. 137, Fms. iii. 285, Sturl. ii. 150; lungun féllu út í sárit, Glúm. 381, Skíða R. 144.
lunga
COMPDS: lungnablaðkr, lungnabólga, lungnasótt.

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

Abbreviations used:

gen.
genitive.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
plur.
plural.
R.
Rimur.
sing.
singular.
Teut.
Teutonic.

Works & Authors cited:

Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Glúm.
Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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