Aleyða

Old Norwegian Dictionary - aleyða

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "aleyða" in Norwegian.

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

aleyða: aleyða, f. 1) fuldkommen Tomhed; þarvar aleyða at vígum mönnum dvs. derfandtes ikke en eneste kampdygtig Mand,Fm. V, 53; jvf a. vígra manna Herv.27511; var víða aleyða (dvs. Tomhed forMennesker) í bygðinni OH. 12132, jvfvar þar aleyða af mönnum Hkr. 6417. 2) fuldkommen Ødelæggelse; lét hannbrenna heröðin ok gerði aleyðu Fm.VI, 340; ger svá mikla aleyðu úfagn-aðarfolki því, at - Stj. 456.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛆᛚᚽᛦᚦᛆ
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:

a.: accusativ.

f.: Feminin.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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