Lýsing

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Lýsing

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᚢᛋᛁᚾᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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