Lestr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Lestr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 lestr

f. a lesson, portion for reading; Kristr mælti sjálfr enn í þeirri helgu lestr, Hom. 63; svá sem heilagr páfi Leo segir í lestinni, 671 B. 3.

2 lestr

II. in mod. usage, lestr, m., gen. lestrar and lestri, reading; gékk lestrinn seint ok tregliga, Bs. i. 155; gékk fram lestrinn djákna, 871, freq. in mod. usage:—home-service = húslestr, q. v.; vera við lestr, heyra lestr, to attend to a lestr; fyrir lestr, in the forenoon; eptir lestr, in the afternoon on Sundays, see húslestr.

3 lestr

COMPDS: lestrarkver, lestrbók, lestrarkór.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᛁᛋᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
freq
frequent, frequently.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
gen.
genitive.
gl
glossary.
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

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