LÖSTR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

LÖSTR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 LÖSTR

m., gen. lastar, Ó. H, 176, line 3; mod. lösts; dat. lesti, pl. lestir; acc. löstu:—a fault, flaw; en ef lestir eru á, Gþl. 499; sá löstr er vér köllum nykrat eðr finngálknat, Skálda 187; brag-löstr, a metrical fault, Sighvat: allit., kost ok löst, Nj. 23, see kostr; löstu ok kostu, Hm. 134; skap-löstr, fault of temper, Ó. H. 176:—a blunder, af lesti pentarans, Mar.

2 LÖSTR

II. metaph. in a moral sense, misbehaviour; hann skal bæta kirkjunni löstinn (his misdemeanour) tólf aurum, K. Þ. K. 26; ekki nema lestir þeir sé at þeim at þau verði at verri, Grág. i. 275.

3 LÖSTR

2. a vice; löstr ofdrykkjunnar, Fms. viii. 251; ek skal finna löstinn, Ó. H. 175, freq. in mod. usage, N. T., Vídal., Pass.

4 LÖSTR

COMPDS: lastafullr, lastalauss.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᚢᛋᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

acc.: accusative.
allit.: alliteration, alliterative.
dat.: dative.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
gen.: genitive.
l.: Linnæus.
lit: literally.
lit.: literally.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
pl.: plural.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)
K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
N. T.: New Testament.
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.
Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)
Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

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