Kurteiss
Old Norse Dictionary - kurteiss
Meaning of Old Norse word "kurteiss"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kurteiss
- adj. [Fr. courtois], courteous, gentle; k. maðr, Sturl. ii. 133; kurleisar konur, gentle ladies, Fms. vii. 105; væn kona ok k., Nj. 1, Fms. xi. 106: of chivalrous, stately appearance, með ágætum riddarabúnaði, var þessi maðr inn kurteisasti, vi. 225; hann var lítill vexti en þó k., he was small of stature, but yet stately, vii. 157; riddari k. ok vaskr, Anal. 292; með kurteisri kveðju, 235.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚱᛏᛁᛁᛋᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- Fr.
- French in etymologies.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Anal.
- Analecta. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fr.
- Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)