loðinn

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse loðinn, past participle of a verb derived from Proto-Germanic *leudaną. Compare Old English lēodan (to grow).

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loðinn (comparative loðnari, superlative loðnastur)

  1. hairy, furry

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Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Past participle of a verb derived from Proto-Germanic *leudaną. Compare Old English lēodan (to grow). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- (to grow; people), whence also Old Norse lýðr (people).

Adjective[edit]

loðinn (comparative loðnari, superlative loðnastr)

  1. hairy, shaggy, woolly
    ær loðnar ok lembdar
    ewes in fleece and with lamb
  2. covered with thick grass

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  • Icelandic: loðinn
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: lòden
  • Swedish: luden
  • Danish: lodden

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