Loddari

Old Norwegian Dictionary - loddari

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "loddari" in Norwegian.

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

loddari: loddari, m. Spillemand, Gjøgler (mht. loter,lotter Mhd. Wb. I, 1044 a20 fgg; ags. lod-dere dvs. a beggar Bosw.2 645 b59 fg) ; vargjör hin bezta veizla í móti honum,þar kvómu fram loddarar ok leikararfremjandi margs konar gleði, sumirblésu pípur, aðrir höfðu bumbur, gígjureða salterium eða hörpur Pr. 40331 fgg;loddarar ok leikarar Konr.* 4211 (jvfKonr. 8312); býðr hann til loddarumok leikarum Didr. 14021 jvf 26. Jvf.höfuðloddari.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚮᚦᚦᛆᚱᛁ
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.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

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