Definitions
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
Runic Inscription
and-lát
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "and-lát" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).