Léttir

Old Norwegian Dictionary - léttir

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "léttir" in Norwegian.

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

léttir: léttir, m. 1) Lettelse; segist hafa mikinnsorgar létti, ef - Bp. II, 14030. 2) Hjælp, = létti 1; vér viljum gjarnaþeim greinum hlýða, er yðvarri sœmðmegi til léttis vera Bp. II, 9527; þanntíma sem konungr gerir hertoga sér tilléttis ok sœmdar Hirðskrá 124; hannskal vera enn mesti léttir konungi í ölluþví, er - Hirðskrá 2313 jvf 21 &vl 27;auðmjúkir konungi til þess léttis, semþeir megu gera honum Hirðskrá 21(4108); virð eigi létti til skaða né hjalptil harms Heilag. I, 45132. 3) Forfrisk-ning, Recreation (jvf létta sér underlétta 2); hefir hann hjá sér fagran hanahvítan at lit sem til léttis ok skemtanarPost. 47310; á þenna skóg at ganga tilléttis biðr bróðir jarlsson sínn ábótaorlofs Mar. 30917 jvf &vl 15. 4) firútan létti? DN. I, 40435.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚽᛏᛏᛁᚱ
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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