Lýsing

Old Norse Dictionary - lýsing

Meaning of Old Norse word "lýsing"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word lýsing can mean:lýsing

lýsing
f. light, illumination, K. Á. 100.
lýsing
2. the daybreak, dawn; í lysing þessa dags, Hom. 80; hann andaðisk þann sama morgun í lýsing, Fms. ii. 195: bíða lýsingar, iv. 151, ix. 46.
lýsing
II. metaph. declaration, publication, Grág. i. 18, Nj. 110, Gþl. 307.
lýsing
2. the bans of marriage, K. Á. 110, Bs. i. 742. COMPBS: lýsingar-skeið, n. the time of daybreak, Fms. viii. 337. lýsingar-váttr, m. a witness to a declaration, a law term, Nj. 233. lýsingar-vætti, n. an attestation to a lýsing, Nj. 87.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᛋᛁᚾᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.
l.
line.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

K. Á.
Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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