Lús
Old Norse Dictionary - lúsMeaning of Old Norse word "lús" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
lús Old Norse word can mean:
- lús
- f., pl. lýss, [A. S. and O. H. G. lûs; Engl. louse, pl. lice; Germ. laus]:—a louse; lýss ok kleggjar, Eluc. 23; leita sér lúsa = Dan. lyske sig: sayings, læðast eins og lús með saum; sárt bítr soltin lús; munu jarð-lýsnar synir Gríms kögrs verða mér at bana? sárt bítr soltin lús, kvað Gestr, Landn. 146; hann er mesta fiski-lús, of a good angler, Hrólfr 6 (name of a play); færi-lús, a sheep louse; jarð-lús, vermin; ná-lúS.
- lús
- COMPDS: lúsablesi, lúsalyng, Lúsaoddi, Lúsaskegg, lúsasótt.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- pl.
- plural.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eluc.
- Elucidarium. (F. II.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
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