Kurteisi
Old Norse Dictionary - kurteisi
Meaning of Old Norse word "kurteisi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kurteisi
- f. (korteisi, Fms. x. 381, 393), courtesy, feat of chivalry, fine manners, grace; yfirlit ok k., Nj. 17, of a lady; góðra siða ok k., Sks. 242; görum þá k. (good manners), segir Hrafn at vit færum þetta eigi í kappmæli, ok látum konung ráða, Ísl. ii. 236; kurteisis-kona, Fms. ii. 21: chivalry, hann lét kenna honum alls-konar k., i. 17; riddaraskap ok k., x. 381; manna bezt at sér görr í allri k., 393: pomp, með svá miklu drambi ok k., 232.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚱᛏᛁᛁᛋᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)