Lof

Old Norwegian Dictionary - lof

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "lof" in Norwegian.

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

lof: lof, n. Ros, Berømmelse (ght. lob GraffII, 60; mht. lop Mhd. Wb. I, 1020 a4 fgg;nht. lob; ags. lof Bosw.2 I, 64559 fgg;gsax. lof); opt kaupir sér í lítlu lofHm. 51 (52); hón rakti motrinn ok leitá um hríð ok rœddi hvárki um löst nélof (dvs. ok hvárki lastaði né lofaði)Laxd. 46 (13416); þá væri þat háð eneigi lof OH. 38; vildir þú fást í því,sem þér er ekki lánat, at yrkja lofum mik Flat. I, 2156; hlýðum vér velkvæðinu, því at oss er gótt at heyralof konungs várs Flat. III, 24419.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚮᚠ
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:

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

s.: substantiv.

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