Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Lýsing

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

4 definitions

1 lýsing

f. light, illumination, K. Á. 100.

2 lýsing

2. the daybreak, dawn; í lysing þessa dags, Hom. 80; hann andaðisk þann sama morgun í lýsing, Fms. ii. 195: bíða lýsingar, iv. 151, ix. 46.

3 lýsing

II. metaph. declaration, publication, Grág. i. 18, Nj. 110, Gþl. 307.

4 lýsing

2. the bans of marriage, K. Á. 110, Bs. i. 742. COMPBS: lýsingar-skeið, n. the time of daybreak, Fms. viii. 337. lýsingar-váttr, m. a witness to a declaration, a law term, Nj. 233. lýsingar-vætti, n. an attestation to a lýsing, Nj. 87.

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Runic Inscription

lýsing

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
n.: neuter.
sing: singular.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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