Lyndi

Old Norse Dictionary - lyndi

Meaning of Old Norse word "lyndi" in English.

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

lyndi Old Norse word can mean:

lyndi: n. [cp. lund; Swed. lynne], temper, disposition, Fms. i. 288, vi. 45, vii. 16, 221, Stj. 554, passim; skap-lyndi, temper; þurr-lyndi, sulkiness; glað-lyndi, cheerfulness; þung-lyndi, melancholy; góð-lyndi, good-temper; íll-lyndi, ill-temper.

lyndi: COMPDS: lyndisbragð, lyndisgóðr, lyndislag, lyndislíkr.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

n.: neuter.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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