Losti

Old Norwegian Dictionary - losti

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "losti" in Norwegian.

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

losti: losti, m. 1) Glæde, Lyst, Fornøielse, =lostasemi 1; söng þat kvikendi æ hitsama, ok fékk þat sjalft þó mikinnlosta af, þó at úlystiligt væri Æf.6212. 2) Begjæring, Begjærlighed, =lostasemi 2; snerist mestr þori mannaeptir sínom losta Barl. 2721; hón (nl.pecunia) er losta nœring ok vanstillismóðir Alex. 714; gras þat, er rútaheitir -, þat drepr losta í manni Pr.4748; hiti lostans dvs. lat. libidinis ardorHom. 505. 22; óhreinn losti Hom. 3120 fg. 3) ? hann bað sér einnar meyjar afSkotlandi ok drakk bruðlaup til, bygðihann 10 vetr hjá henni svá, at hannspillti hvárskis þeirra losta ok var hreinnok flekklauss allra saurlífis synda Flat.II, 43117 (Orkn. 7514), jvf Magn.* 28614.- Jvf. líkamslosti.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚮᛋᛏᛁ
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.

fg.: følgende.

gn.: gammelnorsk.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

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