Kynnisleit

Old Norwegian Dictionary - kynnisleit

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "kynnisleit" in Norwegian.

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

kynnisleit
kynnisleit, f, Besøg som nogen gjør enfor som Gjæst at tilbringe nogen Tid ihans Hus; O. - var þar kominn ákynnisleit Sturl. I, 4316; brá á þat atfara á kynnisleit til Ólafs Flat. II,4454; sögðust fara skyldu á kynnisleittil Eyvindarár til Gró Dpl. 927; H.hafði verit á kynnisleitum í SelárdalSturl. I, 16826.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᛦᚿᚿᛁᛋᛚᚽᛁᛏ
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:

lat.
latinsk.
pl.
Pluralis.

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