Laufsveinn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - laufsveinn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "laufsveinn" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

laufsveinn: laufsveinn, m. uægtefødt Drengebarn, eg.vel Drengebarn som er født i laufskáli(jvf hrísungr og laufhrís, kv. lehtolapsi(se Ahlqvist de vestfinska språkenskulturord S. 19123) sv. löskælæge for laufskálalægi?); kun i laufsveinsgarðr-inn EJb. 1683, hvorved sandsynligvisbetegnes en Del af Möðruþveit i Eids-berg Sogn, som havde faaet dette Navnaf en Person, der bar Øgenavnet lauf-sveinn; jvf hríshöfðarjóðr EJb. 34130.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᛆᚢᚠᛋᚠᚽᛁᚿᚿ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

eg.: egentlig.

m.: Masculin.

S.: Side.

v.: Verbum.