Lyðska

Old Norse Dictionary - lyðska

Meaning of Old Norse word "lyðska" in English.

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

lyðska Old Norse word can mean:

lyðska
u, f. custom, manner; sið ok lýðsku, 656 B. 8; ein var hón sér í lýðsku, Fs. 30; öngum manni var hann líkari í sinni lýðsku en Áka móður-bróður sínum, Fms. xi. 50; í allri lýðsku ok í öllu sínu athæfi, 78; hann hefir sömu lýðsku sína ok áðr, O. H. L. 5; see ljóð-æska.
lyðska
2. dialect, Symb. 10, Hom. (St.) 61, (mál-lýðska.)

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
O. H. L.
Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Symb.
Symbolae. (H. IV.)
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