Lýsi
Old Norse Dictionary - lýsi
Meaning of Old Norse word "lýsi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word lýsi can mean:lýsi
- lýsi
- n. a lighting, brightness, Hom. 128.
- lýsi
- II. oil, train-oil, from its bright colour, Stj. 154, K. Á. 206, Gþl. 524, K. Þ. K. 162, freq. in mod. usage; þorsk-lýsi, cod-oil; hákarls-lýsi, shark-oil; sel-lýsi, seal-oil; brætt lýsi, sjálfrunnið lýsi.
- lýsi
- COMPDS: lýsisfat, lýsimælir.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᛋᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- K. Á.
- Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)