Lýsa
Old Norse Dictionary - lýsa
Meaning of Old Norse word "lýsa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word lýsa can mean:lýsa
- lýsa
- u, f. a gleam, shimmering light; brá yfir blám loga, Þórir spurði hvat lýsu þat væri, Gullþ. 5; ek sé lýsu (lýsa Ed.) langt norðr í haf, Fas. ii. 30 (in a verse); ek sé lýsu nokkura til hafsins, Finnb. 230; Sturlu sýndisk sem lýsu nokkurri brygði fyrir hamarinn, Sturl. ii. 86. lýsu-knappr, m. a nickname, Sturl. iii.
- lýsa
- II. a fish, gadus merluccius, Norse lysing, Edda (Gl.), Fms. vi. 376 (in a verse).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᛋᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- þ.
- þáttr.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Finnb.
- Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
- Gullþ.
- Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)