Ljá

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ljá

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "ljá" in Norwegian.

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

ljá
ljá, f. det nylig nedmeiede Græs, der liggerpaa Jorden saaledes, som det er faldetfor Leen, = légarðr (jvf Folkespr. ljo,ljohöy, ljoraka Aasen 452 b11. 453 a3. 51);kona hans rakaði ljá eptir honum (nl.som meiede) Sturl. I, 18136.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᛁᛆ
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:

f.
Feminin.
nl.
nemlig.

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