Fyrir-láta

Old Norse Dictionary - fyrir-láta

Meaning of Old Norse word "fyrir-láta"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word fyrir-láta can mean:fyrir-láta

fyrir-láta
lét, with acc., to let go, give up, Fms. i. 1, 156, viii. 251, x. 379: to forsake, i. 129, Mar. passim, Rb. 412.
fyrir-láta
2. with dat. of the person, acc. of the thing, to forgive, Fms. ix. 383, 410, Dipl. iv. 8:—in eccl. sense, H. E. i. 499, Gþl. 41, K. Á. 206; cp. forláta, which is more freq. in mod. usage.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚱᛁᚱ-ᛚᛅᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

acc.
accusative.
cp.
compare.
dat.
dative.
eccl.
ecclesiastical.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.
pl.
plural.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Dipl.
Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
K. Á.
Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
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