Lota

Old Norwegian Dictionary - lota

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "lota" in Norwegian.

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

lota: lota, f. 1) Anfald, Angreb hvormed en gaarløs paa, farer frem imod nogen; þegarþeir fundust, slær í bardaga með þeim,þessir menn gjörðu svá harða lotu, at- Fld. II, 53322; géngust þeir at fastok gerðu langa lotu Finb. 734; þykkiþér eigi löng lota gengit hafa Sturl.I, 24221; glíma þeir þrjár lotur Finb.6720; nú váru hestarnir fram leiddir,ok váru góð vígin þar til, er gengnarváru ellifu lotur Vem. 2341; gengr hestrIngolfs betr í öllum lotum Vígagl. 1357. 2) Gang, en af de flere, som noget gjen-tager sig (t. Mal); þá þóttist Teitr hann(nl. Ögmund) œrit lengi haft hafa ílotu (dvs. for denne Gang) Sturl. I, 14326;Geirr var ok þar aðra lotu Sturl. I,4712 (jvf 462 fgg); lotum dvs. af og til,rykvis, = hríðum, stundum; litr hansvar stundum rauðr, er stundum blár,en lotum var hann bleikr Fld. II, 28529;ein kona hafþi vanheil(s)o mikla -,hón reis upp or rekkjo lotom Bp. I,3534 (299).

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚮᛏᛆ
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.

m.: Masculin.

nl.: nemlig.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

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