Lykt
Old Norse Dictionary - lykt
Meaning of Old Norse word "lykt"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word lykt can mean:lykt
- lykt
- 1. f. [lúka], chiefly used in plur. the end, conclusion, Fms. vii. 187, x. 253, xi. 82, 217, 326, Eg. 733: adverb., at lyktum, and til lykta, at last, finally, Nj. 99, Eg. 196, Fms. vii. 232, 278, x. 409. lykta-lauss, adj. endless, Barl. 142.
- lykt
- 2. f. [Dan. lugt], a smell, Gd. 73; ó-lykt, a bad smell. lyktar-lauss, adj. without smell.
- lykt
- 3. f. [Dan. lögte], a lantern, Bs. ii. 257.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- adverb.
- adverbially.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- plur.
- plural.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)