LOSTI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

LOSTI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 LOSTI

a, m. [this word is, according to Grimm, derived from ljósta, to smite, so that ‘lust’ prop. means smiting or being smitten; Ulf. lustus = ἐπιθυμία; A. S. lyst; Engl., Germ., and Dan. lust]:—lust, esp. carnal lust, Hom. 16, 25, Pr. 474, Barl. 27, Orkn. 160; líkams losti, carnal lust, Magn. 466.

2 LOSTI

COMPDS: lostafullr, lostagirnd, lostaliðr, lostasamligr, lostasemd, lostasynd.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᚢᛋᛏᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
f.: feminine.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
prop: properly.
prop.: properly.
S.: South, Southern.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Magn.: Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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