Liðleysi

Old Norwegian Dictionary - liðleysi

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "liðleysi" in Norwegian.

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

liðleysi
liðleysi, n. Mangel af fornøden Folkehjælp, Mandskab; nú taka þeir (nL. som erekomne til skipdráttar) fyrr á festum,en stýrimaðr biðr, ok lesta skip hansfyrir liðleysis sakir, gjaldi stýrimanniskaða ByL. 6, 1712, jvf biði liðs meiraL. 16. 20.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᛁᚦᛚᚽᛦᛋᛁ
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:

L.
Linje.
n.
Neutrum.
nl.
nemlig.

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