LÝTA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

LÝTA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 LÝTA

t, [ljótr], to deform, Skálda 170, Stj. 142.

2 LÝTA

II. metaph. to blemish; lasta ok lýta, Barl. 184, Stj. 134, Fas. i. 330, ii. 207: to disgrace, violate, Stj. 376, 502, 536.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᚢᛏᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.
Linnæus.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.

Works & Authors

Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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