Lómundr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - lómundr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "lómundr" in Norwegian.

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

lómundr
lómundr, m. Lemend, mus lemmus L.,= læmingr, sv. Lemming (jvf Aasen439 a39 fgg); þá kómu kvikendi þau, erlocuste heita ok sumir kalla lomundiPr. 43612. Naar det her siges, at Græs-hopperne (locustæ) af nogle kaldes lom-undir, staar dette i Forbindelse med, atSværme af Lemend i Norden pludseligenkomme tilsyne og ødelægge Jordens Grødepaa lignende Maade som Græshoppernei Sydlandene, og med den Mening, manendnu for et halvt Aarhundrede sidenhavde i Sogn, at de faldt ned af Luften"gjennem hvilken de maatte være komnelangveisfra, da der i deres Indvoldefandtes Rug, en Kornsort som der ikke avledes"; jvf P. Claussøn 50 fg; E. Pon-toppidan Norges naturlige Historie II,48-54; Scheffers Lapponia (den tydskeUdgave) S. 389; Olai Magni historia de gentium septentrionalium variis con- ditionibus lib. 8, c. 20, hvor de siges per tempestates et repentinos imbrese cœlo decidere -; statim atque deci-derint reperiuntur in visceribus herbæcrudæ nondum concoctæ; hæ morelocustarum in maximo examine ca-dentes omnia virentia destruunt.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚮᛘᚢᚿᚦᚱ
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:

c.
Capitel.
L.
Linje.
m.
Masculin.
S.
Side.
v.
Verbum.

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