Lesti

Old Norwegian Dictionary - lesti

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "lesti" in Norwegian.

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

lesti: lesti, kun i Forbindelsen á lesti dvs. til-sidst (gsax. alezten, at laztan, at lastonHeliand v. 5072 med &vl jvf Gloss.til Heynes Udgave under lat. og letze,letzte DWb. VI, 79763 fgg. 82156 fgg ); hét hann á Þorgerði haurgabrúði ok gafhenni á lesti son sínn 9 vetra gamlanOT. 1523; bar Ó. enn helgi konungráhyggju fyrir aullum Norðmönnum oká lesti helti hann út síno banablóði fyrirhjalp Norðmanna OT. 402; trúa hófstí Gyðingafolki ok mon þangat komaá leste Homil. 12412; töldu þeir þá verkhans, er hann hafði til ger ok á lestidrepit sik sjalfan Mar. 8619.

Part of speech: uten ordklasse

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚽᛋᛏᛁ
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:

fgg.: følgende (om flere).

lat.: latinsk.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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