Meinlæti

Old Norwegian Dictionary - meinlæti

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "meinlæti" in Norwegian.

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

meinlæti: meinlæti, n. 1) Plage, Lidelse, Pine. Bp.I, 19429; Flat. I, 21237; Alex. 14910;Homil. 2128. 21319; = lat. tribulatioHom. 13 fg; þau meinlæti, er guð drótt-inn þoldi af vondum mönnum Homil.10933. 37; om de fordømtes Pinsler i Hel- vede: Mar. 8330. 10320. 2) Selvfornæg- telse, Afholdenhed (jvf láta e-t í mein sérS. 672b13 fgg). Flat. I, 39016; Homil15935 fg. 1602; Leif. 6729; Post. 84629; sáhefir á sér guðs píningarmark, er sérlætr rangar girndir verða at meinlæti,en eigi at eptirlæti Messusk. 14711 fg.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᚽᛁᚿᛚᛅᛏᛁ
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.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

p.: Pagina, side.

S.: Side.

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