Lýðr

Old Norse Dictionary - lýðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "lýðr" in English.

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

lýðr: m., gen. lýðs, pl. lýðir; but lýðar, Akv. 12, Sighvat (FmS. vi. 40); [from Goth. liudan = to grow; cp. Ulf. jugga-lauþs = νεανίσκος; A. S. leôð; Engl. lewd people; O. H. G. liut; Germ. leute; Swed. ung-lyde = youth; cp. Gr. λαός, λεώς]:—people, esp. the common people; lýðr heitir landfólk, Edda 108; vera allir samt sem einn lýðr, Stj. 187; þegar lýðrinn var sjálfráða, Ó. H. 46; allit., stjórn lýðs ok lands, Orkn. 124; lands-lýðr, the people of the land; allr lýðr, all people, FS. 178; öllum lýð, Magn. 438; allir lyðir, 656 A. ii. 18; af lýðum sínum, by his people, Stj. 347; Múspells-lýðir, Vsp. 51; en er konungr heyrði ákafa lýðsins, Ó. H. 205; tók þar lýðr við trú … í vilð við lýðinn, FmS. x. 393; ok margr lýðr annarr, Karl. 425: the household folk, gakk þú út ok allr lýðr með þér, Nj. 200.

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:

allit.: alliteration, alliterative.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

esp.: especially.

f.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Goth.: Gothic.

Gr.: Greek.

l.: line.

lit.: literally.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

pl.: plural.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Akv.: Atla-kviða. (A. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Magn.: Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

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