Smáleitr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - smáleitr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "smáleitr" in Norwegian.

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

smáleitr
smáleitr, adj. uanselig, ubetydelig af Ud- seende; þær presentur, er þeir berameð sér af konungsins halfu, eru eigismáleitar Thom. 36328; nú at hváru,at vér sém lítt verðugir til frásagnarsvá mikilla hluta, ok eigi sýnist mak-ligt svá smáleita, auðgætliga ok lítladiktara verða gervara svá ágætra kenn-inga ok boða svá háleitar dygðir meðlágum málshætti Heilag. II, 33513; fílarero ok búnir til bardaga, hvar semþeir fást, ok hafa byrðar ekki smá-leitar Alex. 529; því nær brestr framór bjarginu greip eigi smáleit Bp. II,11131.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛘᛆᛚᚽᛁᛏᚱ
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.
p.
Pagina, side.

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