Lestreki

Old Norwegian Dictionary - lestreki

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "lestreki" in Norwegian.

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

lestreki: lestreki, m. Person, som Eieren lader følgemed det Fartøi, hvormed han afsenderVarer, for at han med Eierens Fuldmagtdertil skal handle paa hans Vegne ogtil hans bedste saavel underveis somefter Fremkomsten til Bestemmelsesstedet,"Supercargo"; parta hafði hann jafnaní Íslandsförum tveimr eða þremr, várulestrekar hans Grafar-Leifr ok Eirekrrauðr Bp. I, 84825 jvf 87219; hann varí förum ok var fyrst lestreki Guðlaugsauðga norrœns manns, hann grœddiaf fé til þess, er hann var maðr auðigrSturl. I, 5622; Þ. segir, at þess einssendimaðr eða lestreki vill hann vera íNoregi, er enn væri ríkari en BrynjolfrSturl. II, 1097.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚽᛋᛏᚱᚽᚴᛁ
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:

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

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