Læsa

Old Norse Dictionary - læsa

Meaning of Old Norse word "læsa"

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

Old Norse word læsa can mean:læsa

læsa
t, [láss; Dan. laase], to lock, shut, with dat., læsti hón þegar loptinu innan, Nj. 7; var þeirri hurðu læst, Fms. iii. 67; þau vóru öll læst innan borgar, xi. 74; hurðin var bæði læst innan ok útan, Hom. 120; læsti síðan skríninu, Fms. vi. 402; kirkjur vóru allar læstar, viii. 229:—to shut one in, hón fylgði þeim í úti-búr ok læsti þau þar, Ísl. ii. 108; var hestr Grettis læstr í húsi sterkliga, Grett. 113: læsa bréf, to seal,m. 247, Bs. ii. 122:—to groove, í hjalti sverðsins vóru læstir lyfsteinar, Fas. iii. 244.
læsa
2. of a beast of prey; læsa klóm, hrammi, to pierce or clasp with the claws; hón læsti klónum inn að beini: reflex., læsast or læsa sig, to pierce, penetrate; klærnar læstust inn að beini (of claws), mjúksár um limu logi mér læsir sig fast, Snót 128.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
dat.
dative.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
reflex.
retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Róm.
Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)
Snót
Snót, poems.
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