Há-leistr

Old Norse Dictionary - há-leistr

Meaning of Old Norse word "há-leistr"

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

há-leistr
m. [from leistr (q. v.) and hár = a bough], a short sock reaching only to the ankles.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

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