Lítt
Old Norse Dictionary - lítt
Meaning of Old Norse word "lítt"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word lítt can mean:lítt
- lítt
- as adv. little; ok lærðr heldr lítt, a little scholar, Ó. H. 144; ek kann lítt til laga, I know but little of the law, Nj. 31; hann nam lítt stað (made a little stand) ok hvarf þegar, Fms. vi. 60.
- lítt
- 2. wretchedly, poorly; lítt ertú staddr, eða viltú þiggja líf at mér, Fb. i. 565; ok kveðr þá lítt vera komna, Fær. 235; fé þat er lítt var komit á skulda-stöðum, money badly invested, 241; em ek lítt leikinn, Am. 88; Ragnhildr lá á gólfi ok skyldi verða léttari ok var all-lítt haldin, Fb. ii. 263.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᛏᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adv.
- adverb.
- v.
- vide.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Am.
- Atla-mál. (A. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fær.
- Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)