Lengrum

Old Norwegian Dictionary - lengrum

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "lengrum" in Norwegian.

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

lengrum: lengrum, adv. comp. 1) = lengra; drapupp blöðunum fyrir, en kyrtillinn varsíðr mjök á bakit; einn hirðmaðr spurði,hví hann byggist svá; Þ. svarar: þvíat ek ætla mér lengrum á fram en ábak aptr Flat. II, 35824. 2) længere Tid (jvf löngum); eru menn nú or borg-inni lengrum (= lengr Flat. I, 17523;Jómsv.* 8514) en þá, er Palnatóki lifðiJómsv. 6818; þeir skolo skipta vikumeða smærrom, ok eiga þeir at ráða,er lengrom vilja skipta Grág. 50920.

Part of speech: adv comp

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚽᚿᚵᚱᚢᛘ
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:

adv.: Adverbium.

comp.: Comparativ.

lat.: latinsk.

p.: Pagina, side.

v.: Verbum.

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