Letisvefn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - letisvefn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "letisvefn" in Norwegian.

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

letisvefn
letisvefn, m. Døsighed, Søvnagtighed somfører til Uvirksomhed, Sløvhed; engantíma dró hann yfir sik letisvefn þá, erkirkjan þurfti hans, heldr var hannæ vakr ok reiðibúinn Heilag. II, 8415;ef vér föllum í letisvefn leigumannsinsmeð hirðuleysi hjarðarinnar Bp. II, 9110.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚽᛏᛁᛋᚠᚽᚠᚿ
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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