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Há-leitr

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1 há-leitr

adj. high-looking, looking upwards; metaph. sublime, Fms. i. 96, Sturl. ii. 15, Th. 21.
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Runic Inscription

há-leitr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "há-leitr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
l.
Linnæus.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Th.
Theophilus. (F. III.)

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