Hlít

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hlít

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hlít" in Norwegian.

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

hlít: hlít, f. hvad der er tilstrækkeligt, hvad man kan give sig tilfreds eller være hjulpenmed; nú skal ek sjalfr halda vörð, efpér trúit mér, hafði þat fyrr þóttnökkur hlít Fm. VIII, 9120; ek manhafa landráð meðan, ok vættir mik, atþat sé nökkur hlít slíka stund Jómsv.*1828 (Fm. XI, 2216); svá skal prestrleysask frá kirkju, at læra annan ístað sínn þann, er byskupi þykki fullhlít Grg. I, 1825; skip skipat til hlítarFm. I, 1964; til nökkurrar hlítar dvs.saaledes at det kan gaa nogenlunde an, atman paa en Maade kan lade sig nøie dermed, OH. 11628; Fm. VII, 23712;Flat. I, 846. 23033; at nökkurri hlitd. s. Fm. IV, 26123; hlítar vel dvs. tem-melig vel, Fld. II, 2683.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛚᛁᛏ
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:

f.: Feminin.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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