Litask

Old Norse Dictionary - litask

Meaning of Old Norse word "litask"

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

litask
dep. to look about; in the phrase, litask um, never used absol.; þá mælti Útgarða-Loki, ok listask um á bekkina, Edda 33, Eg. 111, Band. 3, Fær. 71, Ld. 92; fagrt um at litask, Fs. 26, passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

absol.
absolute, absolutely.
dep.
deponent.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Band.
Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Fær.
Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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