Lesni
Old Norse Dictionary - lesni
Meaning of Old Norse word "lesni"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lesni
- n. [prob. from lesa I. 3], a kind of head-gear for women; typt klæðar, vævgin ok lesni (lesin) þat á dóttir, n. G. L. i. 211, cp. JS. 78: poët., lesnis stofn, the ‘stem’ of the lesni = the head, Landn. 152 (in a verse); lesnis land (lesni lands MS.), id., Leiðarv. 24.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᛋᚾᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- L.
- Linnæus.
- n.
- neuter.
- poët.
- poetically.
- prob.
- probably.
- S.
- Saga.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Js.
- Járnsíða. (B. III.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)