Lista

Old Norwegian Dictionary - lista

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "lista" in Norwegian.

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

lista: lista, f. 1) Strimmel; ein úfögr lista gékkaf hans nösum ok niðr í munninn, dróhana ymist út eðr inn fyrir andar-drættinum Clar. 1757. 2) Kant, Rand,Kanting, List, som omgiver noget, hvor-med det belægges til Nytte eller Prydelse; þar (nl. á skildinum) vóru skrifaðir - -ok stórvirki þeirra - -; á listunniútan um þessar sögur var saga enságæta konungs Ciri Alex. 3432; musterit- lét hann búa með hreinu gulli okseymdi á (dvs. spigrede, naglede derpaa)spengr ok listur með gullnöglum (Vulg.operuit auro purissimo et affixit la-minas clavis aureis) Stj. 56323 (1 Kong. 6, 21); hjöltin vóru hvít fyrir silfri okvafiðr silfri meðalkaflinn ok gyltarlistur á Eb. 44 (818) jvf &vl; hannvar í myrkblám kyrtli, ok ein listagékk niðr í fangit allt at belti Clar.2130.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᛁᛋᛏᛆ
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:

f.: Feminin.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

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