þjóðlǫð

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Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

þjóð- (great, excellent) +‎ lǫð (invitation, hospitality).

Noun[edit]

þjóðlǫð f (genitive þjóðlaðar)

  1. excellent hospitality, reception
    • 800s, Hávamál, verse 4
      Vats es þǫrf / þęims til verðar kømr,
      þęrru ok þjóðlaðar; []
      Of water is a need for the one who comes to a meal; of a towel and of excellent hospitality.

Declension[edit]