Lest

Fornnordisk Ordbok - lest

Betydelsen av det fornnordiska ordet "lest"

Enligt Cleasby & Vigfussons fornnordisk-engelska ordbok:

Fornnordiskt ord lest kan betyda:lest

lest
1. f. [cp. Engl. last, as in Orkneys and East Angl. ‘a last of herrings,’ and Old Engl. lastage = freight; Germ. last; Dan. læst], a last, burden, a measure of ship’s burden, reckoned at twelve ‘skippund,’ D. n. iv. 651, BS. i. 545, Gþl. 371, B, K. 20, 89, MS. 732. 16 (where wrongly ten for twelve); lest gulls, FmS. xi. 351, where = talentum (?); lest járns, harðsteins, D. n.; lest síldar, n. G. l. passim: a cargo, Jb. 386. In mod. usage the tonnage of Dan. and Norse ships is counted by læster.
lest
II. in Icel. sense, a caravan of loaded pack-horses, Grett. 119: plur. lestir, the market season in June and July.
lest
COMPDS: lestamaðr, lestatal.
lest
2. f. reading, a lesson; meðan lestin verðr lesin, Stat. 299, n. G. l. i. 390.

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Förkortningar som används:

cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
plur.
plural.

Verk & författare citerade:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
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