Leit

Old Norwegian Dictionary - leit

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "leit" in Norwegian.

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

leit
leit, f. Leden, Søgen, hvorunder man gjørsig Umage for at finde noget. Fm. VI,38112 (Flat. III, 38424); fara á leit e-sdvs. give sig til at lede efter noget, Bp.I, 6372; Flat. I, 7411; eigi líst mérmikit þrekvirki at ná eldinum, en eigiveit ek, hvárt þér launit betr, en sáferr á leit, er þat gjörir Grett. 914.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚽᛁᛏ
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.
p.
Pagina, side.
s.
substantiv.

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