Lostasemi

Old Norwegian Dictionary - lostasemi

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "lostasemi" in Norwegian.

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

lostasemi
lostasemi, f. 1) Lyst, Fornøielse, Forlystelse,Glæde, Følelse af Velbehag, lat. voluptas(jvf losti 1); guð skal þá (nl. naar vi erekomne til heilagra manna gleði) sýnastok elskast af oss fullkomliga, ok þessisýn ok lostasemi, fyllandi ok seðjanðiallt mannsins hjarta, verðr þá oss full-kvæmd þeirrar sælu Leif. 19838; sá hinnlítli hunangsdropi, hann merkir sœtleikok lostasemi þessa heims skemtanarBarl. 5720. 2) lidenskabelig Attraa efterhvad der kan tilfredsstille ens Lyst, lat. libido (jvf losti 2); þar (nl. úti fyrirhelvítis dyrum se s. 15227) byggvir oklibido, þat er lostasemi Alex. 1537;veraldar elskugi ok kjötsins lostasemiLeif. 19231; fyrir innan ónáðaði óvinskírlífisins sá, er upp vekr lostasemiþessar meyjar Mar. 91424; bergisamliglostasemi dvs. Fraadseri, Kgs. 11238. 3) Utugt, utugtig Tilfredsstillelse af Kjøns-driften; þær gátu eigi gætt sín fyrirástar œði, en Bæringr hélt sik vel frálostasemi ok ósœmði þær eigi at heldr,ok hélt hreinlífi en lét eigi munúð ríkjaBær. 12141 fg jvf 36; tók hann þá atþýðast karla ok framdi við þá losta-semi Bret. 10 (1507).

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚮᛋᛏᛆᛋᚽᛘᛁ
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.
lat.
latinsk.
nl.
nemlig.
s.
substantiv.
S.
Side.

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