lodd

lodd

See also: LODD and lödd

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Danish lod and Old Norse hlutr (senses 1-2) and Middle Low German lot (senses 3-6)

Noun

lodd n (definite singular loddet, indefinite plural lodd or lodder, definite plural lodda or loddene)

1. a lot (that is cast or drawn)
2. a lottery ticket or prize
3. a weight (for a set of scales)
4. a weight (for a pendulum clock)
5. (nautical) a sounding line, plumb bob
6. (historical) an old unit of weight, ca. 15 g.

Derived terms

• ekkolodd
• loddrett

References

• “lodd” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “lodd_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “lodd_3” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Danish lod and Old Norse hlutr (senses 1-2) and Middle Low German lot (senses 3-6)

Noun

lodd n (definite singular loddet, indefinite plural lodd, definite plural lodda)

1. a lot (that is cast or drawn)
2. a lottery ticket or prize
3. a weight (for a set of scales)
4. a weight (for a pendulum clock)
5. (nautical) a sounding line, plumb bob
6. (historical) an old unit of weight, ca. 15 g.

Derived terms

• ekkolodd
• loddrett

References

• “lodd” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.