Ljúfr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ljúfr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "ljúfr" in Norwegian.

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

ljúfr: ljúfr, adj. 1) kjær, behagelig, mods. leiðr(got. liubs, ags. leóf, ght. liub GraffII, 51, mht. liep Mhd. Wb. I, 1013 b5. 48 fgjvf Richthof. 877 b, Kern i Taalkundigebiidragen II, 174); Hm. 34 (35). 39 (40);Gul. 108. 11515, jvf Hák. 7310; Fm. VIII,4814; Flat. II, 4639 (Orkn. 13123); med Hensyn til hvilke Exempler henvises til leiðr; líttu á ljúfan Guðr. I, 13; efþeir halda sik vel í kostan þeirri okláta eigi djöfulinn svíkja sik, þá þykkjaþeir guði ljúfir ok verðir Hom. 19913;Þ. kvazt eigi vilja bekkjast til þess,ef henni væri eigi ljúft Svarfd. 1023;i Tiltale: mínn ljúfi Ísungr Didr. 32932;ljúfir brœðr Hb. 134; ljúfa mín (somTiltale til en Kvinde) Heilag. I, 50323;deraf comp. n. Sing. ljúfara dvs. heller, =gjarnara Rb. 19 a15; Clar. 1539. 2) ven- lig, mild, kjærlig; hann var ljúfr oklítillátr við alla Bp. I, 767. - I hvilken af disse to Betydninger Ordet er brugt, kan undertiden være tvilsomt, f. Ex. Flat.II, 38524; Didr. 3087.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᛁᚢᚠᚱ
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:

adj.: Adjectiv.

comp.: Comparativ.

f.: Feminin.

got.: gotisk.

fd.: finlandisk.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

Sing.: Singularis.

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