And-lát

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

And-lát

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 and-lát

n. [önd, anima; lát, damnum], ‘loss of breath,’ death; þá er þú fregn a. mitt, 623. 43; a. Magnúss konungs, Gizurar biskups, etc., Bs. i. 65, 70, Eg. 119, 367.

2 and-lát

β. the last gasp, the very moment of death; þá var konungr nær andláti, Hkr. i. 160; var hann þá beint í andláti, Fms. vi. 230; ok er hann fann at nær dró at andláti hans, his last moments drew near, viii. 446: andlát has the notion of a quiet, easy death; líflát, a violent death; but both are only used in a dignified sense.

3 and-lát

COMPDS: andlátsdagr, andlátsdægr, andlátssorg, andlátstíð.

Runic Inscription

ᛅᚾᛏ-ᛚᛅᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

bisk
bishop.
etc.
et cetera.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)

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