Leysingi

Old Norwegian Dictionary - leysingi

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "leysingi" in Norwegian.

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

leysingi: leysingi, m. 1) Mandsperson som har væretTræl, men har faaet frelsi (Gul. 61), erfrigiven, = lausingi 1. Nj. 39; Flat.I, 53810; Gul. 621. 661. 671. 1066; Frost.10, 355; Borg. 1, 96. 10. 2, 187. 10. 3, 137. 11;þess skal hverr vera leysingi, er frelsigaf Frost. 9, 101; jvf leysingi mannsBjark. 972; leysingi sá, er gört hefirfrelsisöl sítt Gul. 631; jvf Frost. 9, 112;Bjark. 1625; leysingi sá, er eigi hefirgört frelsisöl sítt Gul. 635; ogsaa omKvinde (leysingja): ef hón er leysingiBorg. 2, 1416. 2) Løsgjænger som ikkehar noget fast Hjem, = lausungi 2, lausa-maðr. Bp. I, 80718.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚽᛦᛋᛁᚿᚵᛁ
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:

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

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