Kurteiss

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Kurteiss

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 kurteiss

adj. [Fr. courtois], courteous, gentle; k. maðr, Sturl. ii. 133; kurleisar konur, gentle ladies, Fms. vii. 105; væn kona ok k., Nj. 1, Fms. xi. 106: of chivalrous, stately appearance, með ágætum riddarabúnaði, var þessi maðr inn kurteisasti, vi. 225; hann var lítill vexti en þó k., he was small of stature, but yet stately, vii. 157; riddari k. ok vaskr, Anal. 292; með kurteisri kveðju, 235.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᚢᚱᛏᛁᛁᛋᛋ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
ch: chapter.
Fr: French in etymologies.
Fr.: French in etymologies.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.

Works & Authors

Anal.: Analecta. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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