Niðrleitr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - niðrleitr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "niðrleitr" in Norwegian.

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

niðrleitr: niðrleitr, adj. som har Øinene vendte nedadmod Jorden (jvf niðrbjúgr); maðrinn -er eigi þáleiðis skapaðr lútr ok niðr-leitr sem skynlaus kvikendi, er hanslíkams vöxtr réttr formeraðr upp tilhimins Stj. 2031; þann tíma sem hann(nl. leo) er af veiðimönnum einangraðrok umkringðr, þá er hann heldr niðr-leitr til þess, at hann sjá þí síðr eðrhræðist þeirra tól eðr veiðartœki Stj.7115; hann hefir varla lesit meðanpsalminn: "Deus in adjutorium", áðrúhreinir andar koma aptr farandi samaveg mjök daprir ok niðrleitir Klm. 55335.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚿᛁᚦᚱᛚᚽᛁᛏᚱ
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:

adj.: Adjectiv.

m.: Masculin.

nl.: nemlig.

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